1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUCHANAN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 776 754 Land in farms ..................acres.. 181 502 181 292 Average size of farm .......acres.. 234 240 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 222 215 043 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 217 887 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 022 43 425 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 174 175 50 to 179 acres ..................... 320 278 180 to 499 acres .................... 138 147 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 714 700 acres.. 145 343 141 785 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 630 655 acres.. 107 657 110 341 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 10 acres.. 47 185 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 194 28 619 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 487 37 956 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 569 20 185 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 625 8 434 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 177 139 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 130 126 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 131 160 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 65 $100,000 or more .................... 92 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 230 20 130 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 358 26 697 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 355 377 Other ............................... 421 377 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 437 387 200 days or more ................... 315 289 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 363 357 number.. 17 944 15 846 Beef cows ..................farms.. 310 290 number.. 8 375 6 810 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 23 number.. 852 1 042 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 350 362 number.. 9 175 8 314 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 86 number.. 6 054 14 476 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 95 number.. 9 442 21 163 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 12 number.. 342 337 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 19 number.. (D) 357 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 297 320 acres.. 36 249 33 540 bushels.. 4 194 237 4 343 865 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 18 acres.. 278 369 tons, green.. 2 559 4 629 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 44 acres.. 865 2 647 bushels.. 76 897 243 857 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 96 178 acres.. 6 331 10 282 bushels.. 258 416 362 910 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 375 423 acres.. 55 554 54 569 bushels.. 1 943 852 1 796 845 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 349 363 acres.. 14 179 13 496 tons, dry.. 26 716 25 147 @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.