1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 215 1 312 Land in farms ..................acres.. 349 265 356 164 Average size of farm .......acres.. 287 271 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 389 333 259 284 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 421 992 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 834 45 180 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 265 277 50 to 179 acres ..................... 429 430 180 to 499 acres .................... 275 316 500 to 999 acres .................... 127 139 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 116 1 179 acres.. 286 203 290 527 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 021 1 102 acres.. 241 084 231 421 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 20 acres.. 1 580 2 757 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 107 890 83 405 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 799 63 571 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 57 633 44 358 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 258 39 047 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 232 240 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 149 154 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 142 172 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 204 210 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 141 168 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 112 140 $100,000 or more .................... 235 228 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 78 390 60 686 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 572 46 254 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 632 712 Other ............................... 583 600 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 655 670 200 days or more ................... 456 493 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 754 800 number.. 51 555 48 525 Beef cows ..................farms.. 653 683 number.. 17 571 18 530 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 38 number.. 1 545 1 721 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 738 764 number.. 51 695 29 170 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 137 281 number.. 68 933 103 655 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 138 292 number.. 135 302 191 164 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 26 number.. 834 772 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 52 number.. 822 1 258 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 561 661 acres.. 85 117 82 080 bushels.. 9 686 119 10 975 633 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 63 78 acres.. 3 001 2 541 tons, green.. 52 495 39 070 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 40 acres.. 733 1 232 bushels.. 60 706 114 794 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 301 472 acres.. 19 028 28 223 bushels.. 1 042 183 1 347 885 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 619 727 acres.. 108 933 96 364 bushels.. 4 361 629 4 112 572 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 711 742 acres.. 30 021 29 222 tons, dry.. 68 624 59 646 @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.