1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 161 1 203 Land in farms ..................acres.. 260 931 252 890 Average size of farm .......acres.. 225 210 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 367 226 640 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 361 1 046 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 143 37 143 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 78 10 to 49 acres ...................... 201 205 50 to 179 acres ..................... 480 489 180 to 499 acres .................... 316 327 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 065 1 103 acres.. 196 914 195 310 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 926 985 acres.. 135 528 128 205 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 35 acres.. 9 415 5 418 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 225 43 414 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 814 36 088 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 124 19 500 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 101 23 914 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 292 236 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 171 198 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 184 225 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 225 236 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 116 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 82 $100,000 or more .................... 110 110 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 716 34 687 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 319 28 834 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 541 601 Other ............................... 620 602 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 668 668 200 days or more ................... 439 429 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 795 844 number.. 46 205 44 195 Beef cows ..................farms.. 666 694 number.. 18 222 17 094 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 58 number.. 3 060 3 312 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 783 839 number.. 27 140 25 513 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 84 164 number.. 19 263 24 321 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 90 167 number.. 35 779 52 713 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 13 number.. 161 451 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 34 number.. 413 715 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 341 427 acres.. 33 569 31 345 bushels.. 3 617 505 3 992 092 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 38 56 acres.. 1 900 1 714 tons, green.. 28 372 27 995 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 34 101 acres.. 3 097 7 365 bushels.. 249 784 717 820 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 308 342 acres.. 18 183 15 936 bushels.. 806 718 691 616 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 367 410 acres.. 47 798 41 458 bushels.. 1 641 350 1 439 606 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 766 787 acres.. 42 673 38 039 tons, dry.. 95 099 75 446 @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.