1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CEDAR COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 865 821 Land in farms ..................acres.. 203 685 187 856 Average size of farm .......acres.. 235 229 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 204 465 143 132 Average per acre .........dollars.. 890 568 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 620 23 990 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 129 128 50 to 179 acres ..................... 355 340 180 to 499 acres .................... 255 229 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 752 700 acres.. 111 069 97 342 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 607 589 acres.. 51 817 43 125 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 9 acres.. 6 27 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 870 16 360 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 127 19 927 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 581 1 855 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 289 14 505 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 217 192 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 134 162 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 182 147 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 192 190 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 33 $100,000 or more .................... 34 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 103 15 495 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 929 18 873 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 394 398 Other ............................... 471 423 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 493 433 200 days or more ................... 353 294 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 701 687 number.. 46 327 44 552 Beef cows ..................farms.. 652 619 number.. 24 512 22 186 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 30 number.. 880 836 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 705 681 number.. 24 857 24 394 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 34 number.. 20 106 6 866 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 28 number.. 120 262 19 293 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 21 number.. 486 1 008 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 38 51 number.. 817 2 209 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 25 18 acres.. 1 747 611 bushels.. 235 059 68 380 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 20 acres.. 1 022 555 bushels.. 94 260 38 732 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 45 acres.. 1 446 2 353 bushels.. 68 880 94 877 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 39 50 acres.. 5 369 3 830 bushels.. 177 907 131 650 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 574 547 acres.. 39 120 34 317 tons, dry.. 67 998 55 810 @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.