1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OSAGE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 147 1 171 Land in farms ..................acres.. 304 823 316 809 Average size of farm .......acres.. 266 271 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 237 859 139 503 Average per acre .........dollars.. 919 553 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 841 28 468 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 429 389 180 to 499 acres .................... 433 437 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 123 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 027 1 010 acres.. 140 365 137 396 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 916 915 acres.. 70 338 69 273 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 17 acres.. 1 052 916 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 424 53 426 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 834 45 624 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 235 4 553 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 46 189 48 873 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 234 201 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 198 158 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 236 197 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 218 265 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 92 $100,000 or more .................... 122 132 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 791 43 567 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 795 37 205 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 478 546 Other ............................... 669 625 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 752 709 200 days or more ................... 521 506 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 948 970 number.. 64 427 64 803 Beef cows ..................farms.. 871 899 number.. 32 216 32 748 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 56 number.. 1 000 1 491 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 941 960 number.. 30 889 32 007 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 161 295 number.. 83 324 91 126 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 171 315 number.. 150 601 192 796 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 15 number.. 427 711 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 38 48 number.. 3 408 1 374 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 8 number.. 55 075 334 099 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 136 191 acres.. 8 544 9 119 bushels.. 897 946 1 166 896 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 38 acres.. 963 706 tons, green.. 11 258 10 671 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 46 77 acres.. 1 373 2 782 bushels.. 112 327 253 826 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 79 132 acres.. 1 734 3 427 bushels.. 74 790 116 412 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 115 157 acres.. 7 855 9 675 bushels.. 315 015 388 511 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 853 847 acres.. 48 894 43 685 tons, dry.. 105 012 85 921 @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.