1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MADISON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 386 380 Land in farms ..................acres.. 110 092 111 549 Average size of farm .......acres.. 285 294 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 910 182 098 Average per acre .........dollars.. 707 619 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 584 19 047 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 171 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 113 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 350 342 acres.. 47 509 46 468 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 295 258 acres.. 22 334 18 358 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 31 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 565 7 339 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 007 19 313 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 503 433 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 061 6 906 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 12 $100,000 or more .................... 10 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 654 6 252 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 610 16 452 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 140 149 Other ............................... 246 231 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 245 240 200 days or more ................... 187 180 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 314 313 number.. 18 439 18 034 Beef cows ..................farms.. 268 278 number.. 8 915 8 944 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 4 number.. 39 15 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 315 298 number.. 10 677 10 586 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 30 number.. 7 872 11 636 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 39 number.. 14 539 22 198 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 5 number.. 210 163 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 25 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 9 acres.. 224 184 bushels.. 20 335 14 716 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 14 acres.. 232 701 bushels.. 18 800 39 440 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 8 acres.. 80 218 bushels.. 3 277 6 608 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 5 acres.. 525 201 bushels.. 14 820 7 540 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 291 247 acres.. 21 764 17 035 tons, dry.. 34 692 22 615 @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.