1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OREGON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 798 791 Land in farms ..................acres.. 248 024 252 074 Average size of farm .......acres.. 311 319 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 253 121 172 451 Average per acre .........dollars.. 816 569 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 053 22 780 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 277 251 180 to 499 acres .................... 265 273 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 610 617 acres.. 100 227 97 498 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 444 419 acres.. 31 719 24 260 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 12 acres.. 41 147 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 325 26 134 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 470 33 039 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 207 753 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 118 25 381 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 149 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 137 125 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 158 156 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 170 177 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 53 $100,000 or more .................... 39 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 324 23 907 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 934 30 224 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 359 375 Other ............................... 439 416 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 478 438 200 days or more ................... 343 312 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 674 631 number.. 52 462 50 242 Beef cows ..................farms.. 569 528 number.. 24 603 22 093 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 55 number.. 1 531 1 895 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 676 633 number.. 33 398 37 855 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 146 number.. 9 999 20 352 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 163 number.. 30 135 57 042 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 8 number.. 285 722 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 33 number.. 739 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 12 acres.. 103 295 bushels.. 4 210 9 231 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 180 bushels.. 0 6 160 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 418 397 acres.. 26 659 21 886 tons, dry.. 50 274 42 185 @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.