1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JASPER COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 355 1 317 Land in farms ..................acres.. 271 040 281 327 Average size of farm .......acres.. 200 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 528 179 536 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 196 821 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 253 31 329 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 350 300 50 to 179 acres ..................... 522 526 180 to 499 acres .................... 312 285 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 112 1 138 acres.. 180 041 202 661 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 936 945 acres.. 109 753 114 891 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 23 acres.. 5 646 2 929 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 76 421 60 212 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 399 45 719 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 066 18 456 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 355 41 756 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 413 369 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 229 227 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 226 233 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 229 211 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 77 $100,000 or more .................... 106 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 338 51 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 552 39 347 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 533 576 Other ............................... 822 741 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 865 789 200 days or more ................... 659 575 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 013 1 031 number.. 52 965 54 093 Beef cows ..................farms.. 894 897 number.. 25 415 25 101 Milk cows ..................farms.. 54 79 number.. 2 371 3 821 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 979 997 number.. 27 703 23 708 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 66 number.. 13 044 6 007 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 53 number.. 83 781 13 718 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 31 number.. 859 918 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 56 48 number.. (D) 293 775 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 48 62 acres.. 6 240 5 494 bushels.. 832 505 732 136 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 8 acres.. 180 539 tons, green.. 2 644 5 550 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 122 142 acres.. 8 641 9 188 bushels.. 756 081 762 644 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 183 262 acres.. 19 906 31 964 bushels.. 984 912 1 413 085 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 227 230 acres.. 34 501 27 125 bushels.. 1 097 225 760 732 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 804 815 acres.. 43 079 49 029 tons, dry.. 80 833 89 069 @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.