1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STONE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 684 698 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 993 137 747 Average size of farm .......acres.. 199 197 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 218 859 168 577 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 273 815 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 457 19 463 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 140 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 299 319 180 to 499 acres .................... 161 186 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 534 547 acres.. 62 311 67 024 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 363 374 acres.. 19 648 19 410 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 11 acres.. 50 109 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 888 17 679 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 228 25 327 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 759 1 100 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 129 16 579 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 181 160 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 131 136 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 146 128 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 40 $100,000 or more .................... 35 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 218 15 291 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 325 21 938 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 273 326 Other ............................... 411 372 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 437 405 200 days or more ................... 319 279 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 579 618 number.. 32 448 35 417 Beef cows ..................farms.. 483 490 number.. 14 936 13 497 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 107 number.. 3 398 4 972 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 572 596 number.. 16 260 16 300 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 29 number.. 215 1 120 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 22 number.. 648 2 283 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 6 number.. 129 82 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 37 number.. (D) 671 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 6 acres.. 171 336 tons, green.. 2 860 4 566 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (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.. 351 356 acres.. 19 297 18 893 tons, dry.. 38 685 36 063 @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.