1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 667 618 Land in farms ..................acres.. 221 866 226 336 Average size of farm .......acres.. 333 366 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 227 086 220 681 Average per acre .........dollars.. 727 657 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 467 39 964 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 242 179 180 to 499 acres .................... 202 184 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 605 560 acres.. 170 172 175 233 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 457 507 acres.. 107 996 117 333 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 4 acres.. 671 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 852 26 566 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 256 42 988 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 035 16 769 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 816 9 797 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 211 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 72 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 53 $100,000 or more .................... 75 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 599 19 071 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 285 30 860 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 313 352 Other ............................... 354 266 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 367 316 200 days or more ................... 267 229 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 332 348 number.. 21 044 21 655 Beef cows ..................farms.. 280 291 number.. 9 952 11 217 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 33 number.. 503 474 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 330 337 number.. 13 027 11 391 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 98 number.. 4 771 17 880 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 100 number.. 8 675 34 654 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 25 number.. 654 828 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 38 number.. 859 989 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 159 163 acres.. 17 201 14 228 bushels.. 2 050 150 1 510 775 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 22 acres.. 566 695 tons, green.. 9 445 8 502 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 39 82 acres.. 2 069 6 348 bushels.. 202 114 527 338 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 82 136 acres.. 6 471 10 454 bushels.. 290 980 392 035 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 264 304 acres.. 61 700 65 845 bushels.. 2 411 168 2 240 821 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 322 343 acres.. 21 130 22 280 tons, dry.. 39 206 38 607 @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.