1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DALLAS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 130 1 089 Land in farms ..................acres.. 221 713 227 783 Average size of farm .......acres.. 196 209 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 929 144 769 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 152 675 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 200 20 403 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 231 212 50 to 179 acres ..................... 480 456 180 to 499 acres .................... 294 298 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 992 933 acres.. 126 629 121 073 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 819 767 acres.. 53 612 52 381 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 6 acres.. 365 108 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 355 31 325 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 093 28 765 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 343 941 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 012 30 384 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 307 288 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 200 195 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 212 170 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 198 191 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 60 $100,000 or more .................... 66 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 591 26 589 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 532 24 416 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 506 548 Other ............................... 624 541 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 647 596 200 days or more ................... 496 423 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 922 909 number.. 54 478 54 042 Beef cows ..................farms.. 719 671 number.. 22 343 20 490 Milk cows ..................farms.. 134 170 number.. 6 427 8 082 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 905 895 number.. 27 983 26 015 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 68 number.. 330 4 002 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 61 number.. 743 9 968 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 19 number.. 1 082 926 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 75 69 number.. (D) 49 032 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 7 acres.. 115 389 bushels.. 9 337 30 834 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 25 acres.. 481 799 tons, green.. 6 192 11 156 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 9 acres.. (D) 277 bushels.. (D) 15 706 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 16 acres.. 233 474 bushels.. 8 719 16 808 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 799 760 acres.. 51 589 49 972 tons, dry.. 88 496 76 507 @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.