1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SULLIVAN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 791 779 Land in farms ..................acres.. 325 670 329 999 Average size of farm .......acres.. 412 424 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 298 841 169 900 Average per acre .........dollars.. 664 440 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 191 28 905 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 49 50 to 179 acres ..................... 227 212 180 to 499 acres .................... 288 298 500 to 999 acres .................... 130 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 698 686 acres.. 211 948 215 857 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 540 595 acres.. 93 832 97 425 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 319 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 185 404 25 815 Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 391 33 139 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 146 6 201 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 176 258 19 614 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 187 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 122 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 213 205 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 57 $100,000 or more .................... 60 65 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 120 878 21 963 Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 624 28 194 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 395 418 Other ............................... 396 361 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 455 397 200 days or more ................... 303 257 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 559 580 number.. 51 407 51 309 Beef cows ..................farms.. 506 540 number.. 29 410 29 001 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 23 number.. 365 327 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 561 576 number.. 39 466 32 895 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 93 number.. (D) 15 842 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 103 number.. (D) 25 574 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 27 number.. 1 172 1 175 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 31 number.. (D) 938 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 135 181 acres.. 10 944 12 681 bushels.. 1 174 523 1 330 048 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 14 acres.. 453 566 tons, green.. 6 961 5 681 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 12 acres.. 126 713 bushels.. 6 400 59 180 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 30 acres.. 1 457 1 816 bushels.. 63 991 69 304 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 184 192 acres.. 25 394 23 958 bushels.. 947 770 755 040 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 483 518 acres.. 57 052 59 461 tons, dry.. 101 211 93 746 @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.