1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLINTON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 768 714 Land in farms ..................acres.. 216 483 207 611 Average size of farm .......acres.. 282 291 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 356 121 231 910 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 254 796 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 220 35 129 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 163 148 50 to 179 acres ..................... 289 261 180 to 499 acres .................... 175 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 60 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 688 650 acres.. 155 978 153 377 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 565 596 acres.. 98 875 98 085 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 2 acres.. 15 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 565 33 641 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 007 47 116 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 921 14 308 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 645 19 333 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 210 150 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 156 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 62 $100,000 or more .................... 91 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 454 27 291 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 352 38 223 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 308 343 Other ............................... 460 371 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 474 410 200 days or more ................... 355 290 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 457 434 number.. 33 454 31 201 Beef cows ..................farms.. 383 358 number.. 14 904 13 193 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 21 number.. 482 890 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 455 434 number.. 22 589 20 534 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 95 number.. 15 309 29 141 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 99 number.. 34 017 58 193 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 28 number.. 1 337 1 287 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 24 number.. 843 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 181 217 acres.. 27 466 27 124 bushels.. 3 342 789 3 422 183 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 23 acres.. 653 1 022 tons, green.. 9 472 15 713 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 32 acres.. 325 2 497 bushels.. (D) 209 648 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 43 100 acres.. 2 183 5 542 bushels.. 110 135 234 193 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 213 262 acres.. 39 079 36 206 bushels.. 1 491 131 1 429 666 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 438 458 acres.. 30 400 28 193 tons, dry.. 48 398 48 051 @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.