1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUTLER COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 678 734 Land in farms ..................acres.. 255 067 255 498 Average size of farm .......acres.. 376 348 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 440 967 341 870 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 191 929 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 159 54 533 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 207 219 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 78 Total cropland .................farms.. 609 670 acres.. 218 436 220 706 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 531 595 acres.. 196 141 192 873 Irrigated land .................farms.. 236 265 acres.. 108 229 93 698 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 893 47 021 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 338 64 062 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 54 776 43 483 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 117 3 538 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 160 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 108 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 111 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 64 $100,000 or more .................... 155 161 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 283 35 211 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 840 47 906 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 354 405 Other ............................... 324 329 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 357 368 200 days or more ................... 236 243 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 280 260 number.. 15 354 8 921 Beef cows ..................farms.. 242 235 number.. 5 702 4 340 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 9 number.. 14 33 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 278 242 number.. 10 556 6 706 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 33 number.. 133 1 287 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 28 number.. 81 3 045 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 253 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 20 number.. (D) 338 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 106 87 acres.. 18 377 12 305 bushels.. 2 272 993 1 589 573 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 116 272 acres.. 12 639 34 262 bushels.. 823 759 2 666 655 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 134 148 acres.. 16 147 12 404 bushels.. 738 899 627 729 Cotton .......................farms.. 7 15 acres.. 828 1 281 bales.. 1 075 1 592 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 322 385 acres.. 93 195 81 805 bushels.. 3 007 504 2 853 324 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 204 180 acres.. 9 523 7 612 tons, dry.. 15 104 10 932 @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.