1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 997 2 103 Land in farms ..................acres.. 277 043 285 496 Average size of farm .......acres.. 139 136 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 310 241 189 521 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 206 1 366 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 226 24 046 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 147 147 10 to 49 acres ...................... 666 730 50 to 179 acres ..................... 738 796 180 to 499 acres .................... 347 325 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 675 1 765 acres.. 183 177 182 792 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 307 1 344 acres.. 84 412 82 361 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 47 acres.. 275 463 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 414 41 703 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 732 19 830 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 355 5 318 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 060 36 385 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 636 669 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 412 393 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 373 402 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 307 372 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 136 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 64 $100,000 or more .................... 62 107 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 039 36 313 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 553 17 284 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 735 797 Other ............................... 1 262 1 306 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 244 1 283 200 days or more ................... 968 1 003 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 570 1 689 number.. 79 119 87 806 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 298 1 379 number.. 36 097 36 888 Milk cows ..................farms.. 79 133 number.. 4 383 7 932 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 548 1 636 number.. 39 967 44 093 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 44 number.. 4 545 5 287 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 34 number.. 10 920 11 639 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 29 number.. 701 847 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 59 76 number.. 1 361 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 22 acres.. 1 104 1 129 bushels.. 88 237 121 805 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 19 acres.. 1 212 1 206 tons, green.. 14 585 15 672 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 118 bushels.. (D) 5 752 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 40 29 acres.. 3 011 1 553 bushels.. 152 397 52 992 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 14 acres.. 962 1 052 bushels.. 31 712 28 915 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 225 1 283 acres.. 75 721 76 988 tons, dry.. 137 580 137 005 @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.