1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COOPER COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 879 892 Land in farms ..................acres.. 301 692 298 709 Average size of farm .......acres.. 343 335 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 332 404 235 994 Average per acre .........dollars.. 941 707 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 515 45 460 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 126 50 to 179 acres ..................... 300 273 180 to 499 acres .................... 264 262 500 to 999 acres .................... 123 134 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 806 813 acres.. 223 680 221 894 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 713 735 acres.. 154 946 146 990 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 9 acres.. 35 425 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 827 54 496 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 099 61 095 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 945 20 899 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 882 33 597 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 122 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 123 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 168 183 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 99 125 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 98 100 $100,000 or more .................... 141 140 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 388 43 868 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 085 49 179 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 451 512 Other ............................... 428 380 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 485 444 200 days or more ................... 305 283 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 577 586 number.. 46 807 46 305 Beef cows ..................farms.. 513 515 number.. 21 001 19 009 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 32 number.. 703 667 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 578 590 number.. 30 408 32 808 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 67 187 number.. 29 187 60 094 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 207 number.. 53 122 110 129 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 15 number.. 320 521 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 36 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 324 377 acres.. 38 980 40 989 bushels.. 3 306 829 5 108 904 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 32 acres.. 1 526 1 199 tons, green.. 20 357 17 118 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 29 69 acres.. 1 327 3 627 bushels.. 100 796 302 754 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 296 351 acres.. 24 971 29 878 bushels.. 1 278 363 1 306 027 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 414 428 acres.. 60 079 47 511 bushels.. 1 988 258 1 788 189 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 534 548 acres.. 32 839 30 225 tons, dry.. 64 693 54 587 @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.