1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JOHNSON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 626 1 526 Land in farms ..................acres.. 399 600 371 022 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 274 571 198 908 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 112 802 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 512 33 728 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 310 272 50 to 179 acres ..................... 684 616 180 to 499 acres .................... 389 414 500 to 999 acres .................... 146 136 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 457 1 390 acres.. 279 405 264 646 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 263 1 240 acres.. 169 554 159 621 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 17 acres.. 654 645 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 791 57 564 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 082 37 722 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 664 17 612 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 128 39 952 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 406 314 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 261 229 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 312 278 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 309 332 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 149 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 103 121 $100,000 or more .................... 103 103 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 786 46 600 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 774 30 537 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 683 754 Other ............................... 943 772 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 962 827 200 days or more ................... 726 606 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 113 1 104 number.. 76 172 69 565 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 002 999 number.. 36 780 33 780 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 45 number.. 1 154 1 034 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 099 1 084 number.. 38 854 36 470 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 165 number.. 11 566 28 412 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 71 172 number.. 25 919 50 258 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 37 number.. 1 162 1 571 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 63 89 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 191 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 282 358 acres.. 27 775 28 280 bushels.. 2 491 327 3 582 534 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 27 acres.. 847 878 tons, green.. 10 629 12 255 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 77 177 acres.. 4 470 10 152 bushels.. 344 522 874 419 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 174 255 acres.. 9 041 12 635 bushels.. 449 719 553 434 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 445 447 acres.. 58 219 43 593 bushels.. 1 851 895 1 690 730 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 083 1 072 acres.. 71 553 68 006 tons, dry.. 128 608 113 129 @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.