1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 499 476 Land in farms ..................acres.. 126 905 111 850 Average size of farm .......acres.. 254 235 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 218 959 140 317 Average per acre .........dollars.. 804 665 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 146 23 032 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 201 192 180 to 499 acres .................... 167 157 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 452 419 acres.. 52 971 51 593 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 358 317 acres.. 18 772 15 633 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 3 acres.. 69 10 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 682 13 797 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 464 28 986 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 442 178 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 240 13 619 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 29 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 21 $100,000 or more .................... 10 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 622 12 084 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 319 25 386 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 168 175 Other ............................... 331 301 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 333 281 200 days or more ................... 250 214 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 418 403 number.. 18 669 19 230 Beef cows ..................farms.. 364 355 number.. 9 317 9 157 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 13 number.. 31 56 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 404 407 number.. 10 987 13 869 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 33 number.. 3 416 4 579 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 34 number.. 6 597 7 868 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 3 number.. 265 (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 30 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 9 acres.. 113 172 bushels.. 12 860 12 200 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 50 tons, green.. (D) 630 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 2 acres.. 319 (D) bushels.. 14 695 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 346 309 acres.. 18 323 15 183 tons, dry.. 29 189 18 990 @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.