1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARK COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 634 611 Land in farms ..................acres.. 248 397 244 810 Average size of farm .......acres.. 392 401 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 324 507 255 631 Average per acre .........dollars.. 813 603 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 301 55 215 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 154 180 to 499 acres .................... 230 222 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 605 571 acres.. 183 893 180 691 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 499 548 acres.. 129 278 129 379 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 9 acres.. 1 834 1 745 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 554 31 838 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 079 52 109 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 092 21 696 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 462 10 142 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 156 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 110 122 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 115 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 58 $100,000 or more .................... 101 100 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 854 22 268 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 357 36 504 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 349 375 Other ............................... 285 236 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 343 302 200 days or more ................... 226 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 318 349 number.. 19 522 16 735 Beef cows ..................farms.. 282 305 number.. 10 142 9 245 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 26 number.. 303 245 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 308 348 number.. 10 010 9 298 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 106 number.. 8 955 32 034 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 111 number.. 17 034 58 078 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 43 number.. 945 1 998 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 25 number.. 430 1 061 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 435 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 314 363 acres.. 45 340 49 016 bushels.. 5 696 647 6 313 287 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 31 acres.. 358 509 tons, green.. 5 635 6 171 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 11 acres.. 182 663 bushels.. 13 037 47 148 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 89 147 acres.. 4 995 7 498 bushels.. 242 927 308 916 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 312 353 acres.. 60 849 51 198 bushels.. 2 488 628 1 882 026 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 325 381 acres.. 20 258 22 906 tons, dry.. 44 025 43 149 @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.