1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POLK COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 575 1 600 Land in farms ..................acres.. 347 688 345 673 Average size of farm .......acres.. 221 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 248 327 159 013 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 221 724 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 635 26 003 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 320 319 50 to 179 acres ..................... 633 620 180 to 499 acres .................... 419 434 500 to 999 acres .................... 117 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 354 1 382 acres.. 208 920 205 630 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 150 1 138 acres.. 103 484 88 957 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 20 acres.. 1 169 774 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 516 52 655 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 439 32 909 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 757 3 515 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 44 759 49 140 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 403 348 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 248 238 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 300 325 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 297 324 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 130 137 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 94 $100,000 or more .................... 110 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 909 44 633 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 861 27 895 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 706 758 Other ............................... 869 842 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 929 910 200 days or more ................... 699 652 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 327 1 365 number.. 96 164 97 478 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 101 1 062 number.. 42 932 38 038 Milk cows ..................farms.. 121 190 number.. 8 321 10 556 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 309 1 325 number.. 52 183 52 111 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 110 number.. 6 897 11 442 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 98 number.. 19 439 28 502 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 29 number.. 319 766 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 72 73 number.. 103 373 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 31 acres.. 1 732 1 784 bushels.. 152 908 212 320 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 32 acres.. 999 1 214 tons, green.. 12 940 19 244 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 17 acres.. 353 720 bushels.. 27 432 58 588 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 45 acres.. 1 460 1 495 bushels.. 71 826 55 238 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 25 16 acres.. 1 547 799 bushels.. 57 337 29 549 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 103 1 110 acres.. 86 734 77 531 tons, dry.. 154 224 136 664 @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.