1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CRAWFORD COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 691 680 Land in farms ..................acres.. 182 123 201 670 Average size of farm .......acres.. 264 297 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 230 204 183 741 Average per acre .........dollars.. 902 674 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 240 17 318 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 272 251 180 to 499 acres .................... 222 223 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 566 577 acres.. 81 650 80 861 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 456 446 acres.. 28 513 27 264 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 95 41 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 727 9 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 630 14 108 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 491 1 244 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 237 8 349 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 200 193 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 133 111 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 147 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 21 $100,000 or more .................... 11 11 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 648 8 999 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 515 13 233 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 264 290 Other ............................... 427 390 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 421 399 200 days or more ................... 316 296 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 547 551 number.. 26 637 28 236 Beef cows ..................farms.. 500 507 number.. 15 777 16 004 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 25 number.. 170 319 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 553 545 number.. 14 970 15 990 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 58 number.. 2 898 5 962 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 59 number.. 6 295 13 853 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 8 number.. 609 181 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 33 number.. 769 655 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 16 29 acres.. 1 354 758 bushels.. 167 869 45 484 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 5 acres.. 128 102 tons, green.. 743 1 239 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 10 acres.. 14 710 bushels.. 700 58 902 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 8 acres.. 464 224 bushels.. 25 850 5 400 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 14 acres.. 1 364 896 bushels.. (D) 27 996 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 434 420 acres.. 24 995 24 859 tons, dry.. 42 335 37 843 @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.