1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PEMISCOT COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 306 348 Land in farms ..................acres.. 295 743 291 846 Average size of farm .......acres.. 966 839 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 424 483 875 017 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 383 1 059 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 199 150 147 301 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 32 50 to 179 acres ..................... 36 50 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 118 110 Total cropland .................farms.. 300 344 acres.. 290 872 285 515 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 300 343 acres.. 284 918 273 447 Irrigated land .................farms.. 96 90 acres.. 49 416 33 788 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 85 856 75 212 Average per farm .........dollars.. 280 575 216 127 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 85 273 73 929 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 583 1 283 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 10 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 28 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 42 $100,000 or more .................... 192 199 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 467 46 605 Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 193 133 922 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 239 281 Other ............................... 67 67 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 107 123 200 days or more ................... 62 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 11 9 number.. 481 1 023 Beef cows ..................farms.. 11 6 number.. 259 309 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 10 10 number.. 269 1 209 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 60 79 acres.. 19 118 21 241 bushels.. 2 527 673 3 133 539 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 73 158 acres.. 12 266 22 595 bushels.. 1 055 433 1 921 825 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 155 214 acres.. 34 192 43 911 bushels.. 1 304 587 2 155 046 Cotton .......................farms.. 167 235 acres.. 77 092 71 170 bales.. 117 788 112 539 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 283 327 acres.. 160 771 145 418 bushels.. 5 355 553 5 333 553 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 11 11 acres.. 824 990 tons, dry.. 2 082 1 503 @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.