1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MACON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 155 1 127 Land in farms ..................acres.. 380 527 381 934 Average size of farm .......acres.. 329 339 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 396 170 131 Average per acre .........dollars.. 676 523 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 824 29 602 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 133 131 50 to 179 acres ..................... 436 390 180 to 499 acres .................... 361 333 500 to 999 acres .................... 125 154 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 78 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 055 1 019 acres.. 249 412 260 353 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 842 901 acres.. 139 799 154 933 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 47 122 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 916 32 675 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 230 28 993 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 190 16 156 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 726 16 519 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 327 242 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 152 131 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 154 186 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 246 255 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 145 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 96 $100,000 or more .................... 82 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 926 26 110 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 313 23 168 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 489 539 Other ............................... 666 588 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 662 611 200 days or more ................... 500 462 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 701 717 number.. 45 571 43 292 Beef cows ..................farms.. 622 643 number.. 24 203 22 385 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 38 number.. 573 492 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 703 710 number.. 29 651 24 016 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 163 number.. 11 821 27 336 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 167 number.. 20 786 50 250 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 58 number.. 1 572 3 488 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 41 number.. 1 202 1 050 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 1 090 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 231 300 acres.. 21 930 25 079 bushels.. 2 337 856 2 716 066 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 21 acres.. 581 493 tons, green.. 5 509 5 864 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 56 acres.. 1 564 3 203 bushels.. 146 298 226 938 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 137 193 acres.. 7 768 10 416 bushels.. 360 650 366 948 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 396 482 acres.. 62 810 67 453 bushels.. 2 055 264 2 095 763 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 654 687 acres.. 49 151 53 664 tons, dry.. 83 619 85 626 @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.