1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 045 1 041 Land in farms ..................acres.. 179 018 187 239 Average size of farm .......acres.. 171 180 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 839 150 388 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 154 862 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 221 27 816 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 171 169 50 to 179 acres ..................... 493 461 180 to 499 acres .................... 287 321 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 921 928 acres.. 97 564 109 130 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 796 812 acres.. 52 395 53 875 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 18 acres.. 295 372 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 464 18 585 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 324 17 853 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 963 4 250 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 501 14 335 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 300 286 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 186 181 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 239 210 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 177 198 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 39 $100,000 or more .................... 40 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 306 16 176 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 366 15 539 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 358 408 Other ............................... 687 633 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 715 657 200 days or more ................... 560 512 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 860 848 number.. 38 384 37 840 Beef cows ..................farms.. 787 775 number.. 19 788 18 904 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 59 number.. 987 1 433 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 849 838 number.. 17 796 17 603 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 127 number.. 30 407 18 857 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 128 number.. 134 059 36 081 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 16 number.. 216 563 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 51 60 number.. 1 389 3 921 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 144 178 acres.. 5 740 7 367 bushels.. 587 715 958 914 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 27 acres.. 652 445 tons, green.. 7 362 6 967 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 24 54 acres.. 754 1 258 bushels.. 67 893 111 986 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 121 144 acres.. 2 885 4 347 bushels.. 141 629 160 333 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 137 141 acres.. 8 884 7 789 bushels.. 329 083 302 946 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 741 752 acres.. 34 060 33 603 tons, dry.. 66 961 59 064 @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.