1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARIES COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 817 813 Land in farms ..................acres.. 228 892 233 304 Average size of farm .......acres.. 280 287 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 231 218 132 140 Average per acre .........dollars.. 735 474 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 031 20 062 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 298 270 180 to 499 acres .................... 279 290 500 to 999 acres .................... 106 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 722 690 acres.. 104 603 102 625 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 603 573 acres.. 45 219 40 458 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 9 acres.. 141 83 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 246 17 127 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 557 21 067 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 615 1 215 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 631 15 913 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 167 159 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 138 153 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 176 171 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 200 182 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 36 $100,000 or more .................... 41 38 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 056 15 937 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 128 19 602 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 350 367 Other ............................... 467 446 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 513 481 200 days or more ................... 377 349 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 704 686 number.. 45 629 43 016 Beef cows ..................farms.. 639 618 number.. 23 488 21 320 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 40 number.. 723 1 113 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 710 680 number.. 24 435 21 234 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 119 number.. 28 645 20 091 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 121 number.. 81 608 56 020 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 18 number.. 205 347 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 47 number.. 1 970 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 46 55 acres.. 1 542 2 172 bushels.. 118 410 219 687 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 12 acres.. 375 320 tons, green.. 3 375 3 205 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 18 acres.. 65 294 bushels.. (D) 28 453 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 47 acres.. 921 1 624 bushels.. 43 486 53 233 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 11 acres.. 1 244 562 bushels.. 38 809 18 129 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 578 549 acres.. 37 039 33 746 tons, dry.. 71 195 50 630 @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.