1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WRIGHT COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 331 1 330 Land in farms ..................acres.. 312 388 316 617 Average size of farm .......acres.. 235 238 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 196 150 584 Average per acre .........dollars.. 881 654 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 866 24 623 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 224 206 50 to 179 acres ..................... 486 466 180 to 499 acres .................... 421 471 500 to 999 acres .................... 132 115 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 119 1 133 acres.. 163 437 161 665 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 898 889 acres.. 62 865 59 890 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 13 acres.. 524 221 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 994 48 232 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 550 36 265 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 597 961 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 396 47 271 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 324 292 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 219 183 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 242 216 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 208 232 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 144 $100,000 or more .................... 138 160 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 108 39 628 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 397 29 795 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 683 765 Other ............................... 648 565 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 717 642 200 days or more ................... 506 452 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 134 1 173 number.. 74 144 78 110 Beef cows ..................farms.. 826 743 number.. 25 859 22 850 Milk cows ..................farms.. 272 361 number.. 15 999 20 004 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 128 1 159 number.. 34 176 35 108 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 70 number.. (D) 11 060 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 63 number.. 8 160 21 464 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 16 number.. 463 438 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 61 76 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 5 acres.. 41 126 bushels.. 2 756 12 540 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 9 acres.. 204 238 tons, green.. 2 130 3 190 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 269 bushels.. (D) 15 607 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 9 acres.. 244 389 bushels.. 6 831 10 826 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 886 869 acres.. 60 875 58 357 tons, dry.. 118 469 111 868 @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.