1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LACLEDE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 300 1 272 Land in farms ..................acres.. 317 051 304 560 Average size of farm .......acres.. 244 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 217 951 166 966 Average per acre .........dollars.. 920 710 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 383 24 366 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 206 223 50 to 179 acres ..................... 505 478 180 to 499 acres .................... 397 368 500 to 999 acres .................... 129 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 100 1 071 acres.. 165 630 161 295 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 864 796 acres.. 63 406 55 505 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 10 acres.. 138 45 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 154 34 702 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 734 27 282 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 974 1 274 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 180 33 428 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 345 300 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 222 209 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 245 245 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 266 255 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 55 $100,000 or more .................... 93 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 557 29 267 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 428 22 990 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 534 581 Other ............................... 766 691 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 762 680 200 days or more ................... 590 519 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 075 1 081 number.. 66 466 67 381 Beef cows ..................farms.. 895 837 number.. 28 018 25 603 Milk cows ..................farms.. 132 176 number.. 8 532 9 867 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 082 1 052 number.. 34 944 32 712 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 35 79 number.. 3 290 4 463 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 69 number.. 14 859 11 535 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 15 number.. 1 182 954 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 56 61 number.. 1 320 1 473 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 21 acres.. 314 862 bushels.. 32 430 109 519 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 30 acres.. 1 283 1 296 tons, green.. 15 151 17 082 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 13 acres.. 755 391 bushels.. 21 896 10 791 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 2 acres.. 687 (D) bushels.. 30 145 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 841 776 acres.. 59 757 52 954 tons, dry.. 109 346 96 229 @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.