1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONROE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 886 833 Land in farms ..................acres.. 328 200 306 175 Average size of farm .......acres.. 370 368 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 342 307 264 523 Average per acre .........dollars.. 901 667 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 648 49 608 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 327 256 180 to 499 acres .................... 263 259 500 to 999 acres .................... 110 122 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 807 759 acres.. 239 756 227 458 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 656 690 acres.. 174 470 164 607 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 16 acres.. 2 955 1 054 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 533 44 877 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 679 53 873 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 366 20 282 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 167 24 595 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 216 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 159 169 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 95 $100,000 or more .................... 140 126 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 081 34 639 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 624 41 583 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 403 487 Other ............................... 483 346 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 488 407 200 days or more ................... 343 267 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 502 522 number.. 38 492 34 949 Beef cows ..................farms.. 437 459 number.. 18 261 15 446 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 30 number.. 879 765 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 503 510 number.. 19 368 19 517 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 96 211 number.. 67 484 74 782 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 99 221 number.. 135 784 136 435 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 35 number.. 1 540 2 234 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 28 number.. 945 741 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 269 258 acres.. 32 874 21 488 bushels.. 3 248 369 2 266 570 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 38 acres.. 833 1 336 tons, green.. 12 120 13 398 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 151 233 acres.. 14 495 23 308 bushels.. 1 425 386 2 158 771 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 230 354 acres.. 20 151 29 439 bushels.. 1 071 977 1 179 717 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 399 453 acres.. 81 094 67 502 bushels.. 2 715 571 2 047 207 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 464 478 acres.. 30 375 29 438 tons, dry.. 61 115 50 291 @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.