1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TANEY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 459 493 Land in farms ..................acres.. 158 421 160 576 Average size of farm .......acres.. 345 326 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 389 430 181 140 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 148 613 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 709 21 338 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 147 166 180 to 499 acres .................... 154 143 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 327 373 acres.. 39 891 52 528 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 245 242 acres.. 15 436 11 823 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 9 acres.. 65 39 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 937 7 472 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 650 15 157 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 525 404 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 412 7 069 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 97 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 23 $100,000 or more .................... 8 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 504 6 531 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 706 13 220 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 185 219 Other ............................... 274 274 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 287 289 200 days or more ................... 198 210 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 367 412 number.. 23 271 23 827 Beef cows ..................farms.. 335 350 number.. 13 033 12 509 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 39 number.. 294 690 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 376 403 number.. 20 390 11 796 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 25 number.. 292 955 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 22 number.. 662 2 196 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 8 number.. 31 90 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 43 number.. 392 723 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.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 2 acres.. 457 (D) bushels.. 19 470 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 3 acres.. 175 125 bushels.. 8 660 2 564 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 232 230 acres.. 14 214 11 410 tons, dry.. 24 150 19 477 @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.