1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 592 1 586 Land in farms ..................acres.. 289 608 296 281 Average size of farm .......acres.. 182 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 562 215 123 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 624 1 182 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 545 28 360 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 331 318 50 to 179 acres ..................... 692 723 180 to 499 acres .................... 378 374 500 to 999 acres .................... 90 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 428 1 444 acres.. 180 438 183 774 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 263 1 263 acres.. 105 162 102 051 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 30 acres.. 636 510 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 634 37 503 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 293 23 646 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 802 9 108 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 832 28 395 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 519 529 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 318 284 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 278 276 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 257 266 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 66 62 $100,000 or more .................... 84 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 327 31 709 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 075 20 005 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 596 577 Other ............................... 996 1 009 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 973 1 006 200 days or more ................... 732 742 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 140 1 196 number.. 46 254 49 269 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 017 1 050 number.. 21 416 22 857 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 63 number.. 2 447 2 684 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 084 1 094 number.. 23 278 23 302 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 141 208 number.. 74 604 65 831 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 137 206 number.. 127 192 118 154 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 40 number.. 715 885 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 71 108 number.. 2 363 8 816 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 176 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 287 393 acres.. 19 007 22 230 bushels.. 1 878 097 2 525 713 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 58 75 acres.. 2 343 1 907 tons, green.. 36 770 28 400 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 22 77 acres.. 937 2 810 bushels.. 74 471 197 259 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 193 265 acres.. 8 351 10 831 bushels.. 369 348 418 155 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bales.. (D) (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 246 250 acres.. 25 605 19 435 bushels.. 939 861 706 847 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 113 1 119 acres.. 52 700 48 846 tons, dry.. 95 490 81 474 @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.