1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 AUDRAIN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 005 1 035 Land in farms ..................acres.. 382 474 377 059 Average size of farm .......acres.. 381 364 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 480 595 304 561 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 193 802 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 588 59 927 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 128 120 50 to 179 acres ..................... 346 314 180 to 499 acres .................... 271 303 500 to 999 acres .................... 140 160 1,000 acres or more ................. 96 85 Total cropland .................farms.. 917 942 acres.. 315 545 311 761 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 810 871 acres.. 263 791 255 117 Irrigated land .................farms.. 70 72 acres.. 15 969 17 416 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 984 76 029 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 576 73 458 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 673 41 109 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 311 34 920 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 181 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 150 164 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 112 144 $100,000 or more .................... 232 218 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 252 58 767 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 937 56 780 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 580 628 Other ............................... 425 407 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 493 474 200 days or more ................... 341 333 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 550 562 number.. 40 567 38 605 Beef cows ..................farms.. 413 452 number.. 12 523 12 282 Milk cows ..................farms.. 75 73 number.. 1 642 1 289 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 543 554 number.. 31 815 30 399 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 121 279 number.. 46 198 69 930 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 130 301 number.. 114 993 131 668 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 81 number.. 1 219 3 113 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 85 91 number.. 19 800 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 405 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 408 408 acres.. 59 896 44 313 bushels.. 5 677 863 5 517 378 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 104 110 acres.. 3 036 2 250 tons, green.. 41 294 31 919 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 233 311 acres.. 24 627 32 440 bushels.. 2 255 553 3 562 849 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 327 508 acres.. 30 436 48 179 bushels.. 1 670 782 2 252 278 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 560 626 acres.. 130 374 115 150 bushels.. 4 519 543 4 078 140 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 511 487 acres.. 21 030 20 321 tons, dry.. 42 429 38 843 @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.