1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WEBSTER COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 691 1 541 Land in farms ..................acres.. 296 825 289 729 Average size of farm .......acres.. 176 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 209 647 147 725 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 192 805 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 044 24 135 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 466 353 50 to 179 acres ..................... 652 652 180 to 499 acres .................... 393 377 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 454 1 328 acres.. 165 633 163 959 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 181 1 087 acres.. 70 710 66 698 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 13 acres.. 132 211 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 348 52 125 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 408 33 825 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 340 1 279 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 008 50 846 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 496 414 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 295 253 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 291 257 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 262 246 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 134 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 118 $100,000 or more .................... 107 122 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 782 43 805 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 708 28 445 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 677 718 Other ............................... 1 014 823 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 125 940 200 days or more ................... 834 691 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 375 1 320 number.. 68 610 72 354 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 005 874 number.. 25 533 21 822 Milk cows ..................farms.. 293 325 number.. 11 255 14 019 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 341 1 279 number.. 35 277 37 678 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 114 142 number.. 16 534 17 949 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 105 131 number.. 21 577 31 961 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 27 number.. 398 565 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 100 108 number.. 512 650 672 686 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 10 acres.. 228 277 bushels.. 20 513 34 955 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 62 67 acres.. 1 506 2 024 tons, green.. 20 393 26 577 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 3 acres.. 59 28 bushels.. (D) 898 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 28 acres.. 582 365 bushels.. 23 612 10 083 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. 2 126 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 143 1 065 acres.. 65 001 63 839 tons, dry.. 121 591 116 689 @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.