1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PLATTE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 714 704 Land in farms ..................acres.. 180 455 188 595 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 268 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 435 491 281 402 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 874 1 178 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 675 40 574 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 181 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 283 271 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 123 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 648 641 acres.. 138 771 146 241 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 571 584 acres.. 108 391 108 792 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 13 acres.. 1 060 602 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 776 26 478 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 106 37 611 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 128 20 556 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 648 5 923 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 178 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 116 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 139 149 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 49 $100,000 or more .................... 93 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 781 18 801 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 506 26 743 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 308 344 Other ............................... 406 360 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 398 390 200 days or more ................... 289 277 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 330 354 number.. 14 500 14 686 Beef cows ..................farms.. 291 313 number.. 7 813 8 055 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 9 number.. 59 112 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 320 336 number.. 8 845 7 537 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 70 number.. 10 068 13 966 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 68 number.. 44 516 34 534 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 10 number.. 251 152 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 22 number.. (D) 331 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 182 204 acres.. 29 423 27 251 bushels.. 3 451 092 3 129 586 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 220 tons, green.. (D) 2 735 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 16 47 acres.. 590 2 806 bushels.. 53 688 256 859 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 90 146 acres.. 6 571 12 073 bushels.. 272 226 436 740 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 255 270 acres.. 54 902 54 767 bushels.. 2 113 362 1 800 333 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 340 314 acres.. 16 371 13 052 tons, dry.. 27 296 22 355 @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.