1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCOTT COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 541 545 Land in farms ..................acres.. 240 739 219 042 Average size of farm .......acres.. 445 402 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 578 256 432 247 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 337 1 088 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 175 64 572 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 184 164 180 to 499 acres .................... 98 120 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 84 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 502 507 acres.. 222 943 203 640 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 447 451 acres.. 205 852 181 560 Irrigated land .................farms.. 134 112 acres.. 65 944 47 030 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 76 630 51 749 Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 644 94 952 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 59 543 43 553 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 086 8 196 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 61 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 55 $100,000 or more .................... 157 138 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 783 36 440 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 566 66 740 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 287 322 Other ............................... 254 223 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 262 243 200 days or more ................... 188 156 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 229 227 number.. 8 506 12 065 Beef cows ..................farms.. 194 177 number.. 3 843 3 161 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 8 number.. 49 357 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 217 219 number.. 5 638 10 507 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 69 number.. 3 480 12 719 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 73 number.. 6 805 23 413 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 1 number.. 45 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 16 number.. (D) 255 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 0 number.. 8 164 956 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 241 262 acres.. 64 075 52 239 bushels.. 8 456 748 7 225 925 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 61 tons, green.. (D) 948 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 63 129 acres.. 8 354 14 699 bushels.. 666 801 1 360 762 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 248 266 acres.. 44 009 36 062 bushels.. 2 163 030 1 650 427 Cotton .......................farms.. 37 47 acres.. 11 898 9 411 bales.. 14 766 15 390 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 309 335 acres.. 105 138 84 893 bushels.. 3 402 897 2 801 711 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 192 165 acres.. 5 956 5 905 tons, dry.. 12 446 12 022 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.