1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PHELPS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 758 716 Land in farms ..................acres.. 196 197 200 766 Average size of farm .......acres.. 259 280 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 877 188 685 Average per acre .........dollars.. 867 637 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 467 20 111 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 297 273 180 to 499 acres .................... 204 206 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 630 605 acres.. 84 349 82 523 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 503 463 acres.. 29 619 25 729 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 10 acres.. 122 211 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 254 10 003 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 208 13 971 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 271 891 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 983 9 112 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 236 202 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 132 134 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 171 143 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 136 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 12 $100,000 or more .................... 14 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 522 9 471 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 578 13 227 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 263 289 Other ............................... 495 427 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 505 432 200 days or more ................... 396 321 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 599 585 number.. 31 497 30 662 Beef cows ..................farms.. 543 527 number.. 16 684 17 053 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 18 number.. 235 202 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 593 564 number.. 17 865 16 317 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 46 number.. 3 466 5 540 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 47 number.. 6 296 13 234 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 20 number.. 801 697 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 41 number.. 745 745 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 20 acres.. 592 746 bushels.. 45 944 76 875 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 58 tons, green.. (D) 521 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 7 acres.. 94 226 bushels.. 2 742 11 280 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 10 acres.. 101 178 bushels.. 3 080 6 195 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 4 6 acres.. 435 459 bushels.. 15 040 14 810 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 480 440 acres.. 27 328 23 198 tons, dry.. 47 032 38 289 @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.