1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 634 654 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 156 130 358 Average size of farm .......acres.. 212 199 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 420 759 270 056 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 825 1 329 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 667 33 840 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 191 202 50 to 179 acres ..................... 249 249 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 99 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 542 548 acres.. 92 908 90 414 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 441 467 acres.. 61 266 61 748 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 12 acres.. 171 229 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 319 22 322 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 512 34 132 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 476 8 263 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 842 14 059 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 207 208 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 28 $100,000 or more .................... 52 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 246 20 244 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 607 30 953 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 222 227 Other ............................... 412 427 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 400 396 200 days or more ................... 298 306 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 362 365 number.. 21 366 21 898 Beef cows ..................farms.. 298 300 number.. 9 315 9 276 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 4 number.. 71 36 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 361 352 number.. 21 025 19 945 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 46 number.. 11 654 7 071 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 46 number.. (D) 17 364 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 16 number.. 271 333 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 71 84 acres.. 9 080 9 061 bushels.. 1 070 255 1 120 091 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) 97 tons, green.. 7 182 1 415 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 26 acres.. 400 1 871 bushels.. 37 537 182 213 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 47 62 acres.. 4 237 5 394 bushels.. 178 741 196 822 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 127 135 acres.. 26 183 25 159 bushels.. 951 769 985 418 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 348 356 acres.. 22 992 21 800 tons, dry.. 38 258 36 349 @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.