1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 738 717 Land in farms ..................acres.. 272 817 270 576 Average size of farm .......acres.. 370 377 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 332 279 439 Average per acre .........dollars.. 876 793 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 857 40 877 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 271 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 202 214 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 697 673 acres.. 212 674 212 552 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 581 622 acres.. 159 594 158 053 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 10 acres.. 573 631 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 179 32 535 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 378 45 376 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 275 22 583 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 904 9 951 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 207 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 108 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 82 $100,000 or more .................... 86 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 171 22 456 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 753 31 319 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 349 418 Other ............................... 389 299 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 410 369 200 days or more ................... 304 258 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 362 363 number.. 21 232 18 633 Beef cows ..................farms.. 315 306 number.. 10 357 8 832 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 20 number.. 260 503 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 349 355 number.. 12 081 10 800 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 104 number.. 4 040 17 548 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 104 number.. 15 293 34 021 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 20 number.. 761 627 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 24 number.. 726 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 184 228 acres.. 18 468 17 834 bushels.. 1 825 191 2 017 828 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 33 acres.. 769 1 076 tons, green.. 10 324 14 060 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 32 97 acres.. 3 117 7 969 bushels.. 296 473 746 581 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 200 275 acres.. 17 139 20 548 bushels.. 869 573 942 186 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 399 453 acres.. 102 566 94 335 bushels.. 3 553 047 3 115 557 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 369 382 acres.. 20 274 19 997 tons, dry.. 36 308 35 175 @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.