1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEW MADRID COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 429 442 Land in farms ..................acres.. 385 766 368 849 Average size of farm .......acres.. 899 835 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 304 499 961 939 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 462 1 148 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 775 140 844 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 87 83 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 129 1,000 acres or more ................. 149 134 Total cropland .................farms.. 415 431 acres.. 375 046 363 984 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 409 424 acres.. 358 571 344 574 Irrigated land .................farms.. 261 245 acres.. 150 444 117 629 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 109 408 95 734 Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 031 216 592 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 106 100 94 840 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 308 893 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 17 15 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 12 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 32 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 59 $100,000 or more .................... 252 267 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 898 58 771 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 933 132 965 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 326 355 Other ............................... 103 87 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 142 118 200 days or more ................... 85 72 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 17 19 number.. 1 617 620 Beef cows ..................farms.. 13 14 number.. (D) 373 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 19 17 number.. 962 414 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 13 number.. (D) 3 297 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 13 number.. 3 579 7 527 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 231 222 acres.. 65 635 58 881 bushels.. 9 063 504 9 031 294 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 128 271 acres.. 18 197 46 927 bushels.. 1 351 697 4 341 080 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 222 225 acres.. 34 008 27 922 bushels.. 1 691 681 1 401 815 Cotton .......................farms.. 243 279 acres.. 94 410 78 798 bales.. 123 437 129 107 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 372 394 acres.. 157 608 145 785 bushels.. 5 075 182 5 342 669 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 12 7 acres.. 915 (D) tons, dry.. 1 810 (D) @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.