1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PIKE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 944 968 Land in farms ..................acres.. 316 743 323 465 Average size of farm .......acres.. 336 334 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 396 769 278 263 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 184 796 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 573 42 350 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 132 161 50 to 179 acres ..................... 302 286 180 to 499 acres .................... 304 286 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 847 860 acres.. 217 531 221 337 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 732 779 acres.. 162 088 158 198 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 12 acres.. 1 311 1 190 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 572 56 563 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 810 58 433 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 652 24 765 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 920 31 798 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 214 165 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 121 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 132 147 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 178 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 93 $100,000 or more .................... 143 142 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 041 41 736 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 371 43 116 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 434 497 Other ............................... 510 471 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 567 518 200 days or more ................... 395 374 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 506 569 number.. 33 825 37 339 Beef cows ..................farms.. 414 477 number.. 14 440 15 960 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 49 number.. 332 423 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 501 559 number.. 19 839 26 046 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 122 291 number.. 47 339 96 223 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 124 298 number.. 80 574 169 964 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 27 number.. 1 063 1 546 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 53 number.. 1 125 1 779 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 1 500 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 408 470 acres.. 49 627 49 277 bushels.. 5 479 081 6 037 833 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 51 76 acres.. 1 339 2 388 tons, green.. 23 790 31 499 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 38 84 acres.. 5 137 6 612 bushels.. 500 872 682 247 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 264 360 acres.. 17 663 25 565 bushels.. 928 406 1 224 676 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 423 433 acres.. 66 458 54 811 bushels.. 2 474 989 1 925 159 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 466 486 acres.. 25 261 24 312 tons, dry.. 57 189 45 922 @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.