1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 NODAWAY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 257 1 349 Land in farms ..................acres.. 491 992 507 875 Average size of farm .......acres.. 391 376 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 326 502 257 607 Average per acre .........dollars.. 845 689 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 833 42 859 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 78 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 368 385 180 to 499 acres .................... 381 407 500 to 999 acres .................... 210 224 1,000 acres or more ................. 118 117 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 167 1 233 acres.. 396 224 407 516 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 055 1 159 acres.. 266 664 282 646 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 499 202 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 83 850 81 915 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 707 60 723 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 220 44 591 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 630 37 324 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 178 144 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 145 168 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 234 291 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 161 179 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 186 212 $100,000 or more .................... 247 257 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 088 62 072 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 394 46 047 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 728 835 Other ............................... 529 514 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 627 601 200 days or more ................... 450 429 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 847 886 number.. 69 717 65 839 Beef cows ..................farms.. 782 810 number.. 36 249 34 956 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 39 number.. 495 769 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 852 895 number.. 37 114 37 536 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 147 367 number.. 56 445 97 453 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 151 391 number.. 104 126 167 445 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 46 number.. 1 007 1 649 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 27 29 number.. 1 058 782 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 683 840 acres.. 98 536 112 704 bushels.. 10 912 903 13 063 199 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 41 47 acres.. 1 464 1 865 tons, green.. 23 359 23 591 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 5 18 acres.. 356 1 296 bushels.. 23 580 74 282 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 81 116 acres.. 2 881 3 998 bushels.. 110 754 139 886 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 762 863 acres.. 123 908 124 457 bushels.. 4 945 090 4 461 936 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 805 821 acres.. 44 935 45 085 tons, dry.. 92 246 102 204 @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.