1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHANNON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 470 424 Land in farms ..................acres.. 133 320 120 036 Average size of farm .......acres.. 284 283 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 157 583 118 708 Average per acre .........dollars.. 588 483 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 440 17 779 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 70 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 178 153 180 to 499 acres .................... 139 129 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 404 363 acres.. 50 880 57 361 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 279 258 acres.. 17 339 15 924 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 3 acres.. 5 5 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 500 5 404 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 702 12 745 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 318 546 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 182 4 857 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 100 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 10 $100,000 or more .................... 2 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 214 4 388 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 093 10 348 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 169 202 Other ............................... 301 222 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 310 253 200 days or more ................... 232 165 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 412 358 number.. 21 618 17 434 Beef cows ..................farms.. 365 323 number.. 11 433 9 840 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 19 number.. 285 285 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 398 343 number.. 11 031 8 883 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 69 number.. 353 3 662 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 71 number.. 1 815 10 769 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 3 number.. 598 521 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 37 number.. 800 702 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 270 252 acres.. 17 316 15 487 tons, dry.. 28 704 26 147 @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.