1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEWIS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 719 662 Land in farms ..................acres.. 268 595 249 046 Average size of farm .......acres.. 374 376 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 163 238 243 Average per acre .........dollars.. 879 604 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 590 42 631 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 250 208 180 to 499 acres .................... 212 195 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 62 Total cropland .................farms.. 676 613 acres.. 190 404 184 749 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 535 560 acres.. 134 459 129 881 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 8 acres.. (D) 656 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 639 35 251 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 521 53 249 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 681 20 874 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 958 14 376 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 189 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 133 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 60 $100,000 or more .................... 110 94 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 015 27 507 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 527 41 552 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 356 380 Other ............................... 363 282 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 385 336 200 days or more ................... 276 238 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 351 359 number.. 25 857 23 294 Beef cows ..................farms.. 291 301 number.. 11 473 11 023 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 30 number.. 300 418 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 349 345 number.. 15 241 13 850 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 130 number.. 19 357 33 737 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 48 139 number.. 37 208 63 724 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 23 number.. 504 1 246 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 38 number.. (D) 1 727 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 328 353 acres.. 46 110 44 299 bushels.. 5 415 662 5 394 790 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 42 acres.. 583 1 615 tons, green.. 9 480 24 965 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 29 acres.. 217 2 035 bushels.. 24 766 186 775 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 182 251 acres.. 10 842 15 308 bushels.. 565 866 703 699 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 354 365 acres.. 63 089 50 383 bushels.. 2 382 717 1 899 487 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 337 325 acres.. 17 898 18 427 tons, dry.. 39 435 40 706 @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.