1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DENT COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 727 702 Land in farms ..................acres.. 221 967 219 440 Average size of farm .......acres.. 305 313 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 249 025 174 289 Average per acre .........dollars.. 746 526 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 657 22 620 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 95 50 to 179 acres ..................... 260 238 180 to 499 acres .................... 255 229 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 613 604 acres.. 95 774 97 424 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 479 446 acres.. 28 879 24 651 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 6 acres.. 75 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 871 11 224 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 578 15 988 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 764 749 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 107 10 475 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 187 147 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 130 128 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 154 165 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 168 161 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 24 $100,000 or more .................... 12 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 176 11 903 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 372 16 956 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 262 297 Other ............................... 465 405 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 464 432 200 days or more ................... 345 309 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 591 593 number.. 34 935 35 000 Beef cows ..................farms.. 538 540 number.. 19 584 18 505 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 20 number.. 196 400 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 606 603 number.. 19 583 19 171 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 41 number.. 1 237 4 808 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 38 number.. 1 653 11 716 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 13 number.. 666 244 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 26 number.. 496 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 13 acres.. 395 285 bushels.. 34 199 26 908 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 5 acres.. 209 77 bushels.. 9 885 2 930 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 5 acres.. 188 206 bushels.. 6 493 6 262 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 463 432 acres.. 28 115 23 381 tons, dry.. 47 613 42 985 @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.