1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALLAWAY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 338 1 300 Land in farms ..................acres.. 330 471 339 372 Average size of farm .......acres.. 247 261 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 309 119 226 607 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 217 817 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 239 30 906 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 217 196 50 to 179 acres ..................... 576 526 180 to 499 acres .................... 360 382 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 187 1 134 acres.. 210 037 211 668 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 995 962 acres.. 133 914 131 429 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 33 acres.. 4 499 3 430 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 401 38 609 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 658 29 699 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 788 18 242 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 613 20 367 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 378 323 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 229 189 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 256 272 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 219 234 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 73 $100,000 or more .................... 95 97 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 722 31 689 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 425 24 357 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 502 512 Other ............................... 836 788 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 854 824 200 days or more ................... 663 630 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 873 877 number.. 48 292 44 762 Beef cows ..................farms.. 776 791 number.. 23 360 21 430 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 27 number.. 900 569 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 882 870 number.. 29 348 24 046 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 67 153 number.. 74 728 35 658 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 71 165 number.. 138 462 79 072 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 31 number.. 1 138 1 718 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 52 46 number.. 1 590 1 463 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. 125 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 190 220 acres.. 20 210 18 603 bushels.. 1 976 113 2 462 579 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 22 acres.. 1 075 817 tons, green.. 15 928 9 349 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 69 118 acres.. 6 300 10 614 bushels.. 581 508 1 070 824 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 168 234 acres.. 13 249 21 430 bushels.. 636 896 872 300 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 310 325 acres.. 52 212 49 860 bushels.. 1 870 359 1 871 851 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 825 757 acres.. 44 650 39 027 tons, dry.. 82 015 65 158 @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.