1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARION COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 695 702 Land in farms ..................acres.. 221 353 219 894 Average size of farm .......acres.. 318 313 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 339 432 244 548 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 025 781 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 176 41 807 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 268 236 180 to 499 acres .................... 188 215 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 643 637 acres.. 163 886 161 919 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 531 585 acres.. 120 978 119 603 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 19 acres.. 3 896 2 521 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 955 33 376 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 489 47 544 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 865 18 909 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 090 14 467 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 173 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 153 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 94 $100,000 or more .................... 109 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 274 26 011 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 623 37 053 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 341 379 Other ............................... 354 323 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 396 376 200 days or more ................... 288 261 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 381 412 number.. 23 122 22 757 Beef cows ..................farms.. 316 340 number.. 10 555 9 727 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 29 number.. 1 097 1 228 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 377 406 number.. 12 827 12 405 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 136 number.. 30 150 31 576 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 146 number.. 73 613 58 957 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 28 number.. 720 1 376 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 29 number.. (D) 824 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 311 351 acres.. 37 623 35 482 bushels.. 4 160 158 4 498 275 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 41 acres.. 922 1 125 tons, green.. 10 572 15 950 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 56 acres.. 1 070 3 085 bushels.. 97 769 270 162 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 230 298 acres.. 15 974 19 852 bushels.. 802 095 930 927 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 354 394 acres.. 52 289 45 548 bushels.. 2 025 895 1 748 802 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 347 389 acres.. 16 220 18 368 tons, dry.. 34 055 35 106 @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.