1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DAVIESS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 886 830 Land in farms ..................acres.. 301 788 278 841 Average size of farm .......acres.. 341 336 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 262 594 184 254 Average per acre .........dollars.. 717 597 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 314 37 873 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 120 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 321 293 180 to 499 acres .................... 246 230 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 109 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 62 Total cropland .................farms.. 802 765 acres.. 209 028 203 533 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 635 696 acres.. 134 711 136 971 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 6 acres.. 207 83 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 180 32 431 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 538 39 074 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 134 18 653 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 046 13 778 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 274 139 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 114 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 168 209 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 82 $100,000 or more .................... 105 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 144 22 324 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 360 26 864 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 421 461 Other ............................... 465 369 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 485 404 200 days or more ................... 340 257 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 457 462 number.. 31 521 27 335 Beef cows ..................farms.. 395 392 number.. 15 965 13 618 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 66 number.. 518 696 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 445 446 number.. 19 995 17 034 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 139 number.. (D) 25 111 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 147 number.. (D) 44 486 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 35 number.. 588 1 297 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 41 58 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 7 number.. 1 800 1 805 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 243 277 acres.. 26 157 25 813 bushels.. 2 694 586 2 993 727 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 18 29 acres.. 218 311 tons, green.. 2 910 4 181 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 29 80 acres.. 2 235 4 718 bushels.. 183 965 414 613 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 120 198 acres.. 6 265 11 731 bushels.. 272 408 438 749 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 373 429 acres.. 73 202 71 338 bushels.. 2 657 740 2 447 835 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 463 470 acres.. 30 462 25 130 tons, dry.. 58 207 44 964 @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.