1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HOWELL COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 637 1 706 Land in farms ..................acres.. 386 796 372 292 Average size of farm .......acres.. 236 218 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 237 987 137 354 Average per acre .........dollars.. 975 623 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 374 21 272 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 319 349 50 to 179 acres ..................... 674 694 180 to 499 acres .................... 452 475 500 to 999 acres .................... 108 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 346 1 369 acres.. 161 888 163 428 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 989 960 acres.. 55 070 48 781 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 9 acres.. 109 17 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 152 39 575 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 637 23 197 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 633 1 246 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 519 38 329 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 469 444 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 260 291 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 327 323 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 285 306 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 147 162 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 99 $100,000 or more .................... 80 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 375 34 998 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 329 20 503 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 634 694 Other ............................... 1 003 1 012 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 052 1 057 200 days or more ................... 796 792 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 399 1 457 number.. 97 601 86 188 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 113 1 114 number.. 39 261 33 559 Milk cows ..................farms.. 121 181 number.. 5 834 6 925 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 386 1 426 number.. 74 175 49 977 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 152 number.. 10 255 14 733 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 148 number.. 22 718 36 672 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 21 number.. 518 757 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 79 110 number.. 1 532 92 736 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 7 acres.. (D) 171 bushels.. (D) 19 457 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 13 acres.. 135 368 tons, green.. (D) 4 503 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 7 18 acres.. 246 278 bushels.. 12 679 9 611 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 38 bushels.. 0 1 194 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 957 920 acres.. 49 874 46 318 tons, dry.. 91 265 80 826 @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.