1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PERRY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 857 897 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 396 209 452 Average size of farm .......acres.. 235 234 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 252 942 198 866 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 083 801 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 498 41 355 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 148 135 50 to 179 acres ..................... 363 362 180 to 499 acres .................... 232 257 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 786 801 acres.. 130 782 143 984 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 672 707 acres.. 88 162 95 298 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 8 acres.. 16 122 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 213 33 367 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 589 37 198 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 757 13 609 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 456 19 757 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 132 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 122 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 152 165 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 216 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 83 $100,000 or more .................... 79 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 611 26 681 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 015 29 744 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 372 438 Other ............................... 485 459 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 493 489 200 days or more ................... 364 343 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 610 674 number.. 35 305 37 302 Beef cows ..................farms.. 479 523 number.. 13 245 13 586 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 44 number.. 1 706 2 063 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 608 673 number.. 18 195 20 052 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 94 202 number.. 20 212 35 150 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 100 211 number.. 42 032 76 355 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 11 number.. 211 360 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 26 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.. 305 375 acres.. 24 832 27 773 bushels.. 2 632 512 3 310 104 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 45 acres.. 868 919 tons, green.. 11 564 13 578 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 15 29 acres.. 740 1 381 bushels.. 67 512 105 320 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 276 348 acres.. 14 772 18 616 bushels.. 769 475 857 493 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 244 297 acres.. 28 258 28 255 bushels.. 1 061 731 937 170 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 537 556 acres.. 24 651 25 457 tons, dry.. 53 190 53 836 @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.