1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 IRON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 274 284 Land in farms ..................acres.. 62 537 68 596 Average size of farm .......acres.. 228 242 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 724 150 842 Average per acre .........dollars.. 936 585 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 637 18 581 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 121 118 180 to 499 acres .................... 82 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 240 249 acres.. 29 279 30 846 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 178 195 acres.. 9 549 9 137 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. 47 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 378 5 226 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 277 18 402 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 188 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. (D) 5 038 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 90 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 53 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 7 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 3 $100,000 or more .................... 4 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 009 4 299 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 932 15 138 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 96 101 Other ............................... 178 183 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 166 174 200 days or more ................... 127 127 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 226 233 number.. 9 810 10 781 Beef cows ..................farms.. 208 209 number.. 5 054 4 801 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 5 7 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 219 227 number.. 7 270 6 330 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 20 number.. (D) 523 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 18 number.. (D) 1 597 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 369 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 19 bushels.. (D) 1 350 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 172 190 acres.. 9 458 9 023 tons, dry.. 16 337 13 233 @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.