1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DADE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 808 850 Land in farms ..................acres.. 249 096 252 783 Average size of farm .......acres.. 308 297 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 283 272 156 699 Average per acre .........dollars.. 903 600 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 285 26 446 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 123 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 291 309 180 to 499 acres .................... 237 272 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 691 735 acres.. 159 200 153 961 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 568 621 acres.. 84 264 80 419 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 12 acres.. 3 987 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 609 27 825 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 882 32 735 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 795 7 020 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 814 20 805 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 126 146 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 117 117 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 176 156 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 186 203 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 70 $100,000 or more .................... 65 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 309 20 500 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 847 24 118 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 385 430 Other ............................... 423 420 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 474 472 200 days or more ................... 343 330 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 682 725 number.. 58 469 62 895 Beef cows ..................farms.. 615 653 number.. 31 144 33 376 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 34 number.. 1 035 1 460 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 678 733 number.. 30 488 33 629 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 41 number.. 7 695 11 437 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 41 number.. 24 732 20 541 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 14 number.. 286 355 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 38 number.. (D) 857 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 31 acres.. 2 716 2 476 bushels.. 324 066 315 157 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) 155 tons, green.. 242 2 455 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 61 77 acres.. 6 442 5 515 bushels.. 629 609 538 885 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 96 145 acres.. 13 905 19 006 bushels.. 705 025 775 765 Cotton .......................farms.. 3 0 acres.. 667 0 bales.. 616 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 102 132 acres.. 19 241 17 175 bushels.. 553 003 461 955 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 508 558 acres.. 41 586 39 759 tons, dry.. 74 068 72 756 @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.