1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MILLER COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 067 1 080 Land in farms ..................acres.. 254 520 242 018 Average size of farm .......acres.. 239 224 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 684 141 670 Average per acre .........dollars.. 874 623 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 662 26 535 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 459 450 180 to 499 acres .................... 371 350 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 917 914 acres.. 118 260 120 250 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 762 758 acres.. 51 279 44 941 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 14 acres.. 696 222 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 961 52 995 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 191 49 069 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 429 1 780 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 73 532 51 215 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 225 233 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 188 179 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 215 211 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 218 218 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 54 $100,000 or more .................... 112 107 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 203 47 044 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 858 43 559 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 441 503 Other ............................... 626 577 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 671 609 200 days or more ................... 469 444 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 882 917 number.. 55 533 49 413 Beef cows ..................farms.. 790 812 number.. 28 947 25 559 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 30 number.. 447 599 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 882 897 number.. 30 130 23 774 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 78 164 number.. 106 410 60 555 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 78 175 number.. 289 702 155 587 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 18 number.. 144 586 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 39 number.. 677 871 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 73 90 acres.. 2 502 3 779 bushels.. 247 635 458 497 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 26 acres.. 1 148 358 tons, green.. 22 376 5 069 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 8 acres.. 122 203 bushels.. 7 774 15 560 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 31 33 acres.. 640 873 bushels.. 22 511 30 198 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 50 47 acres.. 2 839 1 703 bushels.. 100 605 57 154 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 724 718 acres.. 41 393 37 493 tons, dry.. 77 985 58 548 @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.