1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KNOX COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 602 587 Land in farms ..................acres.. 280 699 268 447 Average size of farm .......acres.. 466 457 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 381 996 258 969 Average per acre .........dollars.. 796 552 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 317 47 546 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 147 121 180 to 499 acres .................... 212 231 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 103 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 562 542 acres.. 207 498 203 576 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 457 501 acres.. 123 536 122 974 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 6 acres.. 427 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 610 30 030 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 814 51 158 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 780 15 389 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 830 14 640 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 93 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 77 $100,000 or more .................... 98 96 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 447 23 037 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 899 39 313 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 368 403 Other ............................... 234 184 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 277 234 200 days or more ................... 176 151 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 313 354 number.. 31 563 26 136 Beef cows ..................farms.. 257 315 number.. 14 886 13 011 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 39 number.. 1 564 784 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 313 356 number.. 18 120 14 977 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 125 number.. 15 311 34 932 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 136 number.. 26 961 62 680 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 29 number.. 1 140 989 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 17 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.. 257 275 acres.. 28 639 26 938 bushels.. 3 106 700 3 017 415 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 31 28 acres.. 3 979 1 093 tons, green.. 68 015 15 478 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 40 acres.. (D) 2 330 bushels.. (D) 163 439 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 124 160 acres.. 7 376 7 929 bushels.. 359 461 302 905 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 346 383 acres.. 59 895 57 408 bushels.. 2 191 727 1 991 271 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 310 344 acres.. 26 936 30 368 tons, dry.. 57 265 56 295 @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.