1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARTER COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 202 196 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 899 54 767 Average size of farm .......acres.. 311 279 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 243 943 146 920 Average per acre .........dollars.. 790 540 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 240 19 842 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 3 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 60 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 15 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 151 165 acres.. 19 986 21 035 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 111 106 acres.. 8 023 6 088 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 069 2 702 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 193 13 786 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 230 82 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 839 2 620 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 4 $100,000 or more .................... 7 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 232 2 620 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 998 13 302 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 67 76 Other ............................... 135 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 138 127 200 days or more ................... 115 97 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 168 155 number.. 9 489 6 868 Beef cows ..................farms.. 153 133 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 158 149 number.. 4 621 3 711 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 23 number.. 5 864 4 060 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 24 number.. 12 706 9 828 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 55 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 16 number.. 207 385 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 107 100 acres.. 7 758 5 825 tons, dry.. 12 164 8 055 @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.