1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENRY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 938 952 Land in farms ..................acres.. 315 460 321 181 Average size of farm .......acres.. 336 337 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 267 360 226 102 Average per acre .........dollars.. 831 652 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 350 41 955 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 153 126 50 to 179 acres ..................... 332 321 180 to 499 acres .................... 260 281 500 to 999 acres .................... 120 123 1,000 acres or more ................. 58 71 Total cropland .................farms.. 841 846 acres.. 234 641 232 630 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 707 762 acres.. 138 470 141 813 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 6 acres.. 1 133 675 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 642 36 976 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 461 38 840 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 396 15 205 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 247 21 770 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 198 145 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 125 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 141 168 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 211 226 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 85 $100,000 or more .................... 86 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 611 28 872 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 965 30 328 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 438 518 Other ............................... 500 434 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 535 479 200 days or more ................... 379 331 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 702 710 number.. 61 936 58 446 Beef cows ..................farms.. 613 629 number.. 29 501 26 860 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 35 number.. 1 186 1 346 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 698 699 number.. 33 006 31 574 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 111 number.. 34 606 25 851 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 110 number.. 104 512 55 249 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 12 number.. 533 424 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 34 46 number.. 38 775 4 733 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 142 178 acres.. 14 151 15 370 bushels.. 1 226 274 1 810 514 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 13 acres.. 604 377 tons, green.. 8 780 5 080 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 126 214 acres.. 9 413 16 069 bushels.. 775 648 1 429 533 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 196 245 acres.. 15 736 19 842 bushels.. 807 886 950 143 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 292 334 acres.. 41 172 40 208 bushels.. 1 173 751 1 344 294 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 603 627 acres.. 56 118 51 157 tons, dry.. 104 185 86 790 @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.