1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BATES COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 250 1 206 Land in farms ..................acres.. 444 769 430 451 Average size of farm .......acres.. 356 357 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 341 087 208 065 Average per acre .........dollars.. 942 611 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 393 38 882 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 182 183 50 to 179 acres ..................... 446 409 180 to 499 acres .................... 352 351 500 to 999 acres .................... 132 129 1,000 acres or more ................. 104 104 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 097 1 101 acres.. 296 710 300 970 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 910 977 acres.. 197 101 198 096 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 12 acres.. 737 1 078 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 806 67 531 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 644 55 996 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 319 22 759 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 486 44 771 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 276 221 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 155 169 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 177 199 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 262 236 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 126 143 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 112 103 $100,000 or more .................... 142 135 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 358 54 722 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 116 45 337 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 597 643 Other ............................... 653 563 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 682 598 200 days or more ................... 518 420 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 908 908 number.. 81 341 87 241 Beef cows ..................farms.. 832 783 number.. 41 880 33 608 Milk cows ..................farms.. 56 54 number.. 1 775 2 576 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 918 885 number.. 48 789 57 005 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 124 number.. 23 762 21 541 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 48 134 number.. 43 098 36 886 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 29 number.. 819 1 837 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 37 30 number.. 2 317 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 251 289 acres.. 31 092 31 655 bushels.. 3 227 093 3 800 151 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 45 acres.. 968 4 108 tons, green.. 10 772 53 215 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 109 179 acres.. 7 428 12 347 bushels.. 660 462 1 100 380 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 243 311 acres.. 27 390 30 633 bushels.. 1 578 524 1 420 134 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 383 410 acres.. 82 338 63 110 bushels.. 2 800 902 2 237 236 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 762 789 acres.. 57 992 61 742 tons, dry.. 120 183 106 795 @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.