1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WARREN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 555 526 Land in farms ..................acres.. 132 520 126 474 Average size of farm .......acres.. 239 240 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 351 005 393 056 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 766 1 584 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 414 49 690 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 106 50 to 179 acres ..................... 194 176 180 to 499 acres .................... 138 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 497 453 acres.. 84 905 86 382 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 418 394 acres.. 65 248 63 326 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 16 acres.. 1 065 968 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 492 22 476 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 525 42 730 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 379 10 696 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 112 11 780 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 102 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 43 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 34 $100,000 or more .................... 63 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 079 19 255 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 829 36 606 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 232 257 Other ............................... 323 269 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 317 280 200 days or more ................... 230 204 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 304 319 number.. 12 816 12 148 Beef cows ..................farms.. 263 282 number.. 5 732 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 8 number.. 251 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 283 302 number.. 6 349 6 195 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 75 127 number.. 29 938 40 824 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 76 132 number.. 52 076 75 089 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 22 number.. 570 509 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 23 number.. (D) 991 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 186 210 acres.. 20 912 22 283 bushels.. 2 070 054 2 695 740 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 36 acres.. 363 692 tons, green.. 5 833 9 826 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 35 acres.. 779 1 798 bushels.. 58 742 168 631 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 147 178 acres.. 7 834 10 403 bushels.. 360 332 416 845 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 209 184 acres.. 23 870 20 471 bushels.. 846 543 753 361 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 296 275 acres.. 12 661 9 928 tons, dry.. 22 894 17 022 @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.