1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHRISTIAN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 209 1 278 Land in farms ..................acres.. 202 863 211 148 Average size of farm .......acres.. 168 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 303 948 215 131 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 760 1 259 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 555 20 192 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 64 77 10 to 49 acres ...................... 356 354 50 to 179 acres ..................... 451 486 180 to 499 acres .................... 278 287 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 016 1 068 acres.. 115 022 121 946 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 778 801 acres.. 51 100 47 651 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 13 acres.. 131 225 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 739 28 241 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 290 22 098 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 034 1 622 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 706 26 619 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 354 323 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 217 237 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 261 271 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 210 223 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 63 $100,000 or more .................... 45 55 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 553 22 865 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 308 17 877 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 501 524 Other ............................... 708 754 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 727 740 200 days or more ................... 546 585 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 957 1 074 number.. 55 456 58 062 Beef cows ..................farms.. 798 856 number.. 25 512 22 812 Milk cows ..................farms.. 70 111 number.. 2 901 5 544 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 932 1 044 number.. 30 091 30 857 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 38 number.. 348 2 383 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 35 number.. 1 612 6 039 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 27 number.. 438 818 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 54 number.. 888 1 506 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 8 19 acres.. 385 702 bushels.. 36 075 83 507 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 11 acres.. 675 408 tons, green.. 8 445 4 047 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 0 acres.. 152 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 20 acres.. 433 556 bushels.. 22 409 18 277 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 5 acres.. 100 184 bushels.. 3 075 6 246 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 744 781 acres.. 49 538 45 694 tons, dry.. 95 539 92 254 @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.