1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CAMDEN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 584 567 Land in farms ..................acres.. 172 273 163 076 Average size of farm .......acres.. 295 288 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 484 145 613 Average per acre .........dollars.. 782 524 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 760 26 101 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 216 192 180 to 499 acres .................... 195 205 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 51 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 464 467 acres.. 70 672 63 421 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 355 344 acres.. 24 587 20 866 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 109 71 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 614 12 426 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 736 21 915 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 497 423 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 116 12 003 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 178 156 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 112 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 117 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 30 $100,000 or more .................... 29 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 858 13 500 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 055 23 810 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 214 252 Other ............................... 370 315 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 369 339 200 days or more ................... 283 252 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 486 473 number.. 29 561 24 397 Beef cows ..................farms.. 429 387 number.. 14 455 11 518 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 45 number.. 1 056 1 420 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 482 472 number.. 17 296 14 794 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 23 number.. 7 790 892 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 20 number.. 43 388 2 029 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 11 number.. 280 496 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 43 number.. (D) 1 067 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 245 bushels.. (D) 15 025 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 58 tons, green.. (D) 670 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. 135 (D) bushels.. 7 605 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 3 acres.. 99 180 bushels.. 3 460 6 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 350 340 acres.. 23 928 20 045 tons, dry.. 43 568 29 779 @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.