1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PETTIS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 249 1 225 Land in farms ..................acres.. 366 132 359 434 Average size of farm .......acres.. 293 293 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 284 745 210 180 Average per acre .........dollars.. 996 754 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 509 41 978 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 224 223 50 to 179 acres ..................... 453 401 180 to 499 acres .................... 337 338 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 136 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 65 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 114 1 095 acres.. 262 504 266 325 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 967 984 acres.. 184 121 182 868 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 19 acres.. 627 565 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 104 015 56 042 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 278 45 749 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 268 24 666 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 74 746 31 376 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 254 226 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 142 155 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 181 182 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 237 230 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 142 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 116 143 $100,000 or more .................... 187 147 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 86 165 42 904 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 987 35 024 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 627 633 Other ............................... 622 592 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 696 682 200 days or more ................... 485 448 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 841 826 number.. 58 879 49 840 Beef cows ..................farms.. 720 720 number.. 27 142 21 994 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 48 number.. 1 216 1 264 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 823 807 number.. 31 176 30 059 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 105 236 number.. 66 105 63 310 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 105 248 number.. 163 085 126 399 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 21 number.. 654 730 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 52 56 number.. (D) 2 413 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 23 2 number.. 15 897 357 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 321 351 acres.. 37 385 32 989 bushels.. 3 247 695 3 878 278 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 38 acres.. 1 193 1 243 tons, green.. 14 636 17 692 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 118 250 acres.. 7 708 17 204 bushels.. 651 533 1 700 121 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 281 378 acres.. 24 228 30 945 bushels.. 1 221 463 1 369 864 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 465 492 acres.. 72 654 65 025 bushels.. 2 525 963 2 381 858 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 735 735 acres.. 44 668 41 331 tons, dry.. 85 652 70 459 @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.