1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NEWTON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 622 1 644 Land in farms ..................acres.. 255 605 256 023 Average size of farm .......acres.. 158 156 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 231 705 151 659 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 352 969 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 075 24 696 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 447 447 50 to 179 acres ..................... 691 736 180 to 499 acres .................... 326 322 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 369 1 370 acres.. 168 210 158 966 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 082 1 072 acres.. 80 256 70 915 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 31 acres.. 222 379 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 123 381 87 993 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 067 53 524 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 978 3 784 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 117 404 84 209 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 505 516 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 276 292 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 278 303 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 273 251 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 54 $100,000 or more .................... 158 124 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 121 998 81 256 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 214 49 396 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 637 663 Other ............................... 985 981 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 015 998 200 days or more ................... 771 771 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 309 1 367 number.. 69 991 65 046 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 118 1 188 number.. 34 187 31 541 Milk cows ..................farms.. 84 112 number.. 4 827 4 846 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 231 1 294 number.. 32 353 29 451 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 83 number.. 2 008 1 403 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 60 number.. 2 172 2 394 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 26 number.. 691 795 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 75 88 number.. 2 301 118 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 50 45 number.. 20 345 950 12 536 568 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 12 acres.. 662 615 bushels.. 63 260 71 055 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 11 acres.. 484 682 tons, green.. 6 610 9 552 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 24 acres.. 563 949 bushels.. 40 768 68 460 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 62 90 acres.. 4 648 5 777 bushels.. 220 313 205 726 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 59 59 acres.. 3 569 3 586 bushels.. 99 601 101 805 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 024 1 014 acres.. 64 881 57 075 tons, dry.. 131 099 105 240 @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.