1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TEXAS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 478 1 536 Land in farms ..................acres.. 429 886 459 671 Average size of farm .......acres.. 291 299 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 501 176 913 Average per acre .........dollars.. 758 585 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 536 23 184 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 202 203 50 to 179 acres ..................... 551 598 180 to 499 acres .................... 485 473 500 to 999 acres .................... 138 150 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 63 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 271 1 311 acres.. 205 845 205 189 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 999 1 017 acres.. 72 865 70 468 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 19 acres.. 372 407 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 547 41 578 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 727 27 069 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 179 1 666 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 369 39 912 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 389 395 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 239 251 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 266 294 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 314 254 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 113 115 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 106 $100,000 or more .................... 89 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 045 35 217 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 358 22 943 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 697 768 Other ............................... 781 768 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 829 830 200 days or more ................... 587 550 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 262 1 318 number.. 93 152 90 836 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 055 1 017 number.. 44 116 38 145 Milk cows ..................farms.. 157 245 number.. 8 481 12 223 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 258 1 301 number.. 43 839 46 305 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 60 number.. 190 3 553 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 58 number.. 694 9 201 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 15 number.. 1 023 419 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 78 95 number.. 1 481 2 208 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 480 24 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 25 acres.. 529 1 518 bushels.. 29 528 172 273 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 10 acres.. 1 413 782 tons, green.. 14 746 9 205 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) 10 bushels.. (D) 440 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 8 acres.. 338 150 bushels.. 8 401 6 500 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 957 988 acres.. 66 373 64 826 tons, dry.. 118 154 110 387 @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.