1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 933 847 Land in farms ..................acres.. 346 184 337 893 Average size of farm .......acres.. 371 399 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 233 393 204 625 Average per acre .........dollars.. 684 546 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 824 39 542 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 287 221 180 to 499 acres .................... 304 280 500 to 999 acres .................... 137 139 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 840 780 acres.. 250 578 255 113 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 637 707 acres.. 127 520 144 924 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 5 acres.. 625 175 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 596 40 995 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 086 48 400 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 485 16 256 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 111 24 739 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 246 122 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 110 117 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 190 183 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 129 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 101 $100,000 or more .................... 108 122 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 052 32 205 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 829 37 978 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 443 530 Other ............................... 490 317 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 531 423 200 days or more ................... 365 253 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 593 552 number.. 57 866 46 645 Beef cows ..................farms.. 519 477 number.. 25 747 21 705 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 46 number.. 878 1 269 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 604 580 number.. 48 918 29 782 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 127 number.. 27 497 31 966 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 137 number.. 61 849 63 932 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 45 number.. 1 413 2 338 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 27 number.. (D) 778 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. 106 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 225 281 acres.. 21 646 24 399 bushels.. 2 049 672 2 771 666 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 24 acres.. 979 761 tons, green.. 12 150 9 378 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 54 acres.. 304 3 276 bushels.. 27 069 270 189 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 115 180 acres.. 7 499 12 370 bushels.. 367 076 565 129 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 312 372 acres.. 51 772 56 121 bushels.. 1 752 290 1 840 811 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 499 555 acres.. 49 658 51 489 tons, dry.. 93 534 83 183 @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.