1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OZARK COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 781 802 Land in farms ..................acres.. 252 722 250 475 Average size of farm .......acres.. 324 312 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 247 352 173 416 Average per acre .........dollars.. 724 529 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 301 23 181 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 240 251 180 to 499 acres .................... 328 317 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 616 623 acres.. 85 160 91 816 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 468 412 acres.. 25 587 18 891 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 7 acres.. 222 185 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 034 26 016 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 932 32 439 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 600 333 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 434 25 683 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 167 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 133 122 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 140 155 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 153 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 55 $100,000 or more .................... 58 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 343 21 619 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 048 26 990 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 371 416 Other ............................... 410 386 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 444 448 200 days or more ................... 297 306 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 660 709 number.. 51 965 52 997 Beef cows ..................farms.. 545 544 number.. 21 838 20 610 Milk cows ..................farms.. 74 107 number.. 4 817 5 964 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 665 711 number.. 27 767 31 677 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 40 number.. 2 600 5 165 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 37 number.. (D) 12 133 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 11 number.. 124 102 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 48 number.. 752 1 329 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 90 bushels.. (D) 2 140 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 454 402 acres.. 24 123 18 846 tons, dry.. 46 383 33 166 @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.