1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 989 1 013 Land in farms ..................acres.. 262 362 253 281 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 250 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 438 117 286 317 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 654 1 145 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 487 42 394 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 218 225 50 to 179 acres ..................... 357 336 180 to 499 acres .................... 233 250 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 895 916 acres.. 187 747 189 065 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 762 825 acres.. 142 215 134 540 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 27 acres.. 1 813 974 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 365 52 217 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 947 51 547 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 026 21 717 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 339 30 499 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 266 221 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 142 125 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 139 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 164 210 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 88 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 96 $100,000 or more .................... 117 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 132 41 873 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 528 41 295 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 446 490 Other ............................... 543 523 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 534 565 200 days or more ................... 383 414 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 513 567 number.. 27 308 29 109 Beef cows ..................farms.. 434 453 number.. 11 404 10 313 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 38 number.. 1 185 1 682 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 492 541 number.. 15 148 18 934 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 114 267 number.. 38 409 72 482 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 120 281 number.. 75 305 126 353 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 30 number.. 755 927 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 39 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 394 448 acres.. 47 644 46 858 bushels.. 4 093 732 5 739 863 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 49 60 acres.. 2 156 2 592 tons, green.. 28 481 38 524 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 60 acres.. 1 129 4 119 bushels.. 92 444 383 401 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 272 364 acres.. 19 818 26 357 bushels.. 993 019 1 139 239 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 386 420 acres.. 51 750 39 971 bushels.. 1 757 240 1 388 033 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 483 508 acres.. 21 555 18 788 tons, dry.. 43 297 36 098 @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.