1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHARITON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 071 1 075 Land in farms ..................acres.. 414 379 403 597 Average size of farm .......acres.. 387 375 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 368 159 286 273 Average per acre .........dollars.. 996 721 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 700 58 254 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 124 130 50 to 179 acres ..................... 370 363 180 to 499 acres .................... 295 298 500 to 999 acres .................... 159 145 1,000 acres or more ................. 92 108 Total cropland .................farms.. 994 1 003 acres.. 332 183 331 534 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 868 933 acres.. 244 969 241 827 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 19 acres.. 1 378 2 559 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 85 215 75 823 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 565 70 533 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 734 41 380 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 480 34 443 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 205 150 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 138 154 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 196 213 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 158 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 113 115 $100,000 or more .................... 203 193 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 553 55 104 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 406 51 260 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 580 646 Other ............................... 491 429 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 556 494 200 days or more ................... 369 346 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 547 592 number.. 53 138 40 771 Beef cows ..................farms.. 481 520 number.. 17 509 16 576 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 21 number.. 187 441 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 560 586 number.. 47 353 37 738 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 166 number.. 32 579 51 444 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 67 171 number.. 60 559 97 012 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 26 number.. 1 640 1 911 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 30 number.. 836 1 402 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 442 497 acres.. 63 461 60 222 bushels.. 6 469 412 7 990 223 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 25 acres.. 1 749 1 402 tons, green.. 20 007 21 639 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 34 acres.. 818 1 964 bushels.. 77 935 177 529 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 339 467 acres.. 27 467 34 024 bushels.. 1 460 507 1 569 415 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 590 624 acres.. 124 998 115 918 bushels.. 4 200 552 4 382 651 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 509 562 acres.. 31 963 32 826 tons, dry.. 59 693 54 793 @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.