1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC DONALD COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 078 1 016 Land in farms ..................acres.. 231 648 199 292 Average size of farm .......acres.. 215 196 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 718 162 181 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 256 885 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 735 34 350 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 205 229 50 to 179 acres ..................... 469 449 180 to 499 acres .................... 278 228 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 58 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 858 822 acres.. 97 072 90 395 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 687 605 acres.. 45 387 35 782 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 12 acres.. 329 405 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 155 015 81 724 Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 799 80 437 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 496 1 562 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 153 519 80 162 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 291 295 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 198 164 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 197 189 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 175 122 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 51 $100,000 or more .................... 141 142 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 138 274 75 265 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 269 74 079 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 428 442 Other ............................... 650 574 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 693 624 200 days or more ................... 498 463 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 901 849 number.. 55 958 45 492 Beef cows ..................farms.. 796 725 number.. 25 406 22 867 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 65 number.. 1 996 1 972 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 890 815 number.. 29 268 23 742 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 64 number.. (D) 19 461 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 51 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 13 number.. 209 627 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 56 82 number.. 1 631 439 1 893 536 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 87 81 number.. 54 180 847 20 369 857 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 6 acres.. 271 685 bushels.. (D) 98 360 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 3 acres.. 280 (D) tons, green.. 3 080 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 317 bushels.. (D) 8 561 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 669 594 acres.. 42 724 31 574 tons, dry.. 87 494 58 639 @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.