1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARRISON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 901 860 Land in farms ..................acres.. 387 360 399 193 Average size of farm .......acres.. 430 464 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 274 722 238 873 Average per acre .........dollars.. 635 496 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 764 37 909 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 97 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 274 212 180 to 499 acres .................... 276 301 500 to 999 acres .................... 142 151 1,000 acres or more ................. 90 92 Total cropland .................farms.. 803 797 acres.. 255 343 274 411 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 617 712 acres.. 150 491 155 730 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 13 acres.. 0 1 329 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 394 37 654 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 272 43 784 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 933 19 687 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 461 17 967 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 249 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 126 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 188 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 130 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 109 $100,000 or more .................... 99 84 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 566 30 881 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 073 35 908 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 435 509 Other ............................... 466 351 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 476 419 200 days or more ................... 329 277 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 528 569 number.. 49 270 45 420 Beef cows ..................farms.. 487 537 number.. 25 626 25 078 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 19 number.. 519 443 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 529 567 number.. 26 613 27 233 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 90 number.. 59 589 20 438 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 96 number.. 94 140 50 051 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 42 number.. 1 299 1 853 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 36 number.. (D) 1 183 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 268 360 acres.. 43 439 46 693 bushels.. 4 767 196 5 520 232 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 24 acres.. 578 671 tons, green.. 8 210 6 209 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 41 acres.. 606 2 061 bushels.. 53 975 150 711 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 49 100 acres.. 2 632 7 261 bushels.. 87 675 277 880 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 335 368 acres.. 60 543 53 884 bushels.. 2 301 047 1 853 988 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 477 561 acres.. 46 072 48 737 tons, dry.. 88 443 93 018 @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.