1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAYNE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 380 361 Land in farms ..................acres.. 97 664 93 053 Average size of farm .......acres.. 257 258 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 869 118 337 Average per acre .........dollars.. 780 537 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 051 17 316 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 180 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 321 312 acres.. 38 060 40 845 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 268 229 acres.. 17 068 17 187 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 11 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 205 4 476 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 066 12 399 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 155 1 182 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 050 3 294 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 134 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 15 $100,000 or more .................... 5 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 604 4 502 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 116 12 472 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 139 135 Other ............................... 241 226 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 239 232 200 days or more ................... 176 162 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 299 270 number.. 12 873 11 379 Beef cows ..................farms.. 267 240 number.. 6 955 6 004 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 11 number.. 73 26 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 295 261 number.. 6 492 5 629 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 48 number.. 456 4 850 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 47 number.. 1 305 13 485 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 43 106 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 33 number.. 304 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 24 acres.. 1 171 2 569 bushels.. 109 609 268 073 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 2 acres.. 140 (D) tons, green.. 2 400 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 27 acres.. 292 1 754 bushels.. 12 399 132 216 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 10 acres.. 775 891 bushels.. 33 333 34 882 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 19 32 acres.. 2 389 3 296 bushels.. 71 983 87 281 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 250 198 acres.. 12 696 8 989 tons, dry.. 24 681 13 582 @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.