1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DOUGLAS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 206 1 187 Land in farms ..................acres.. 301 564 300 970 Average size of farm .......acres.. 250 254 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 868 156 421 Average per acre .........dollars.. 781 595 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 559 20 128 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 183 50 to 179 acres ..................... 444 394 180 to 499 acres .................... 415 434 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 106 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 988 977 acres.. 134 533 131 362 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 736 714 acres.. 43 247 38 131 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 10 acres.. 41 68 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 531 29 886 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 487 25 178 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 342 750 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 189 29 136 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 341 304 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 215 182 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 226 225 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 196 211 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 88 $100,000 or more .................... 78 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 648 27 961 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 438 23 556 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 570 629 Other ............................... 636 558 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 672 604 200 days or more ................... 483 418 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 046 1 045 number.. 60 587 65 290 Beef cows ..................farms.. 844 773 number.. 24 879 23 875 Milk cows ..................farms.. 158 208 number.. 8 056 9 181 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 031 1 024 number.. 35 283 34 436 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 45 number.. 865 2 279 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 31 number.. 1 364 4 990 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 13 number.. 490 177 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 50 78 number.. 1 425 1 665 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) 47 bushels.. 2 965 2 700 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 185 tons, green.. (D) 2 300 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 1 acres.. 12 (D) bushels.. 360 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 703 703 acres.. 39 054 37 191 tons, dry.. 64 398 62 743 @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.