1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BARRY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 598 1 531 Land in farms ..................acres.. 285 169 292 426 Average size of farm .......acres.. 178 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 455 153 060 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 309 829 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 865 25 535 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 386 338 50 to 179 acres ..................... 664 657 180 to 499 acres .................... 386 369 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 304 1 284 acres.. 162 805 169 999 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 033 987 acres.. 73 191 68 716 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 16 acres.. 458 169 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 151 993 98 086 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 115 64 067 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 149 2 787 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 147 844 95 299 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 371 364 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 277 249 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 273 273 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 305 271 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 103 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 72 $100,000 or more .................... 214 188 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 144 756 86 707 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 529 56 671 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 730 743 Other ............................... 868 788 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 956 852 200 days or more ................... 719 607 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 340 1 296 number.. 86 127 78 095 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 197 1 090 number.. 41 178 33 724 Milk cows ..................farms.. 105 146 number.. 5 183 6 215 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 342 1 280 number.. 40 765 38 137 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 75 number.. 9 990 12 281 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 25 66 number.. 21 817 26 470 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 29 number.. 709 861 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 72 76 number.. 391 229 111 486 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 127 108 number.. 55 566 081 37 834 203 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 18 acres.. 1 208 587 bushels.. 127 685 66 261 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 28 acres.. 692 784 tons, green.. 10 974 11 750 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 8 acres.. 492 259 bushels.. 35 964 20 140 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 37 acres.. 1 006 1 440 bushels.. 44 724 52 443 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 11 acres.. 352 622 bushels.. 12 524 18 724 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 959 942 acres.. 59 470 56 586 tons, dry.. 113 199 101 358 @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.