1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAWRENCE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 733 1 668 Land in farms ..................acres.. 337 988 332 910 Average size of farm .......acres.. 195 200 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 248 085 190 017 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 277 873 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 088 35 779 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 427 410 50 to 179 acres ..................... 711 656 180 to 499 acres .................... 380 397 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 110 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 494 1 434 acres.. 222 914 236 747 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 244 1 174 acres.. 117 031 110 058 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 24 acres.. 1 075 762 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 121 838 76 904 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 304 46 105 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 479 6 630 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 112 358 70 274 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 420 360 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 300 274 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 316 300 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 311 336 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 146 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 104 104 $100,000 or more .................... 157 148 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 101 082 69 822 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 361 41 860 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 737 785 Other ............................... 996 883 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 033 968 200 days or more ................... 770 707 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 431 1 415 number.. 102 713 99 103 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 155 1 152 number.. 41 753 40 352 Milk cows ..................farms.. 161 183 number.. 9 121 9 657 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 387 1 378 number.. 51 566 50 370 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 83 number.. 3 649 8 937 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 80 number.. 16 647 17 238 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 38 number.. 1 092 1 005 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 64 58 number.. 299 507 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 1 number.. 9 545 040 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 65 68 acres.. 3 495 3 076 bushels.. 428 327 352 636 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 33 22 acres.. 1 127 709 tons, green.. 16 706 10 159 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 40 55 acres.. 2 218 3 185 bushels.. 176 209 219 849 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 96 146 acres.. 6 506 10 124 bushels.. 326 759 422 549 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 85 106 acres.. 9 271 7 033 bushels.. 292 023 212 035 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 179 1 118 acres.. 87 648 83 965 tons, dry.. 165 996 168 137 @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.