1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DUNKLIN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 473 537 Land in farms ..................acres.. 313 147 288 810 Average size of farm .......acres.. 662 538 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 969 904 566 760 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 486 1 100 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 834 95 780 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 105 105 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 128 103 Total cropland .................farms.. 459 522 acres.. 302 816 283 671 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 442 504 acres.. 292 912 256 649 Irrigated land .................farms.. 207 184 acres.. 87 410 47 280 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 110 022 82 508 Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 604 153 646 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 108 634 81 244 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 388 1 264 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 70 $100,000 or more .................... 222 233 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 70 949 56 702 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 997 105 591 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 332 395 Other ............................... 141 142 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 183 200 200 days or more ................... 110 99 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 64 51 number.. 2 244 2 051 Beef cows ..................farms.. 60 36 number.. (D) 487 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 64 51 number.. 906 1 595 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 17 number.. (D) 880 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 17 number.. (D) 1 578 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 6 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 94 79 acres.. 17 390 10 025 bushels.. 2 217 207 1 482 459 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 84 214 acres.. 8 320 21 788 bushels.. 533 933 1 699 086 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 159 211 acres.. 25 435 25 433 bushels.. 1 090 574 1 021 902 Cotton .......................farms.. 298 364 acres.. 162 794 126 863 bales.. 243 280 198 962 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 289 380 acres.. 81 625 76 327 bushels.. 2 413 565 2 276 640 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 43 25 acres.. 1 282 (D) tons, dry.. 2 643 (D) @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.