1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHELBY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 644 655 Land in farms ..................acres.. 272 116 273 393 Average size of farm .......acres.. 423 417 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 400 199 255 162 Average per acre .........dollars.. 912 611 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 168 68 122 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 68 50 to 179 acres ..................... 160 155 180 to 499 acres .................... 229 209 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 135 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 582 591 acres.. 210 423 203 636 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 519 552 acres.. 159 455 153 284 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 17 acres.. 2 027 1 928 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 535 46 521 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 893 71 024 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 753 19 781 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 783 26 740 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 138 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 85 $100,000 or more .................... 151 137 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 023 34 425 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 701 52 557 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 386 434 Other ............................... 258 221 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 299 276 200 days or more ................... 186 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 342 357 number.. 27 447 28 335 Beef cows ..................farms.. 293 309 number.. (D) 12 024 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) 30 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 344 360 number.. 17 823 17 921 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 95 213 number.. 77 893 91 226 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 98 225 number.. 161 443 168 049 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 36 number.. 2 882 2 638 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 12 number.. (D) 347 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 277 282 acres.. 34 917 26 912 bushels.. 4 005 290 3 266 675 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 25 acres.. 898 986 tons, green.. 12 062 11 665 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 80 135 acres.. 6 558 11 469 bushels.. 692 017 1 027 691 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 233 304 acres.. 17 196 19 734 bushels.. 933 326 778 967 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 399 441 acres.. 83 329 76 432 bushels.. 3 080 227 2 604 712 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 307 333 acres.. 20 744 22 687 tons, dry.. 45 394 38 425 @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.