1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONITEAU COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 024 989 Land in farms ..................acres.. 222 758 217 116 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 220 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 194 536 152 641 Average per acre .........dollars.. 931 689 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 870 25 721 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 149 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 455 417 180 to 499 acres .................... 291 278 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 888 866 acres.. 147 340 145 673 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 752 760 acres.. 79 735 78 534 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 22 acres.. 61 73 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 868 37 646 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 629 38 064 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 339 7 223 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 530 30 423 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 222 169 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 146 146 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 179 193 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 214 228 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 122 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 63 $100,000 or more .................... 82 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 951 30 077 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 874 30 412 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 415 445 Other ............................... 609 544 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 672 612 200 days or more ................... 519 458 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 823 800 number.. 57 547 49 103 Beef cows ..................farms.. 709 703 number.. 25 763 22 925 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 46 number.. 1 583 1 138 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 815 791 number.. 34 335 26 595 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 85 172 number.. 20 707 48 473 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 86 185 number.. 45 205 105 395 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 18 number.. 320 846 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 47 number.. 10 632 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 2 923 786 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 186 194 acres.. 12 737 11 889 bushels.. 982 473 1 330 546 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 37 23 acres.. 922 435 tons, green.. 9 466 6 604 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 40 83 acres.. 1 662 4 010 bushels.. 128 387 358 967 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 115 188 acres.. 6 107 9 911 bushels.. 286 356 390 527 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 171 176 acres.. 15 359 12 322 bushels.. 545 059 437 448 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 667 659 acres.. 39 811 38 128 tons, dry.. 76 291 59 457 @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.