1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DE KALB COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 769 725 Land in farms ..................acres.. 215 215 210 829 Average size of farm .......acres.. 280 291 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 251 576 184 366 Average per acre .........dollars.. 882 573 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 437 31 775 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 125 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 277 242 180 to 499 acres .................... 227 216 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 717 661 acres.. 161 773 162 357 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 572 588 acres.. 90 236 91 923 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 309 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 270 26 474 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 063 36 515 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 033 11 053 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 237 15 421 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 201 147 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 132 113 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 143 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 109 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 64 $100,000 or more .................... 84 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 756 22 754 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 724 31 385 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 346 393 Other ............................... 423 332 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 441 372 200 days or more ................... 309 256 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 456 466 number.. 33 411 30 967 Beef cows ..................farms.. 408 384 number.. 15 227 13 454 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 36 number.. 918 1 368 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 455 454 number.. 18 746 17 711 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 126 number.. 10 277 21 507 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 128 number.. 28 438 36 712 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 13 number.. 845 967 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 20 number.. (D) 583 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 238 252 acres.. 23 920 22 206 bushels.. 2 658 954 2 483 550 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 27 acres.. 626 820 tons, green.. 8 217 11 410 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 50 acres.. 822 3 545 bushels.. 58 720 248 483 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 53 99 acres.. 2 181 5 430 bushels.. 89 009 219 260 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 285 287 acres.. 35 055 32 959 bushels.. 1 363 822 1 217 841 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 456 453 acres.. 30 905 29 071 tons, dry.. 56 549 54 006 @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.