1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 765 757 Land in farms ..................acres.. 150 581 134 196 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 177 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 376 807 323 570 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 122 1 763 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 863 32 951 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 68 10 to 49 acres ...................... 293 276 50 to 179 acres ..................... 257 237 180 to 499 acres .................... 109 124 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 661 648 acres.. 114 401 105 777 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 525 553 acres.. 88 107 76 637 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 31 acres.. 600 833 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 586 26 004 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 060 34 352 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 268 18 830 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 318 7 174 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 289 251 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 139 122 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 126 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 40 $100,000 or more .................... 56 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 479 19 581 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 700 25 867 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 281 302 Other ............................... 484 455 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 438 426 200 days or more ................... 351 342 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 368 403 number.. 14 307 17 347 Beef cows ..................farms.. 299 327 number.. 6 035 6 716 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 15 number.. 181 407 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 342 384 number.. 8 651 10 337 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 32 number.. 829 2 698 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 28 number.. 1 308 4 508 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 9 number.. 2 106 98 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 36 30 number.. 732 662 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 92 107 acres.. 12 717 11 167 bushels.. 1 539 984 1 472 773 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 13 acres.. 499 447 tons, green.. 7 030 7 300 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 27 acres.. 1 032 2 394 bushels.. 111 327 234 981 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 82 116 acres.. 10 227 12 469 bushels.. 542 338 617 421 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 191 189 acres.. 49 085 35 371 bushels.. 1 636 736 1 474 301 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 358 384 acres.. 17 076 16 434 tons, dry.. 34 712 27 973 @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.