1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PULASKI COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 539 494 Land in farms ..................acres.. 139 681 138 986 Average size of farm .......acres.. 259 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 406 158 350 Average per acre .........dollars.. 731 494 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 948 19 299 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 213 187 180 to 499 acres .................... 151 155 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 453 424 acres.. 65 301 59 118 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 341 291 acres.. 22 457 17 522 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 8 acres.. 122 53 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 952 8 553 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 174 17 314 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 799 697 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 152 7 856 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 164 125 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 92 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 113 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 16 7 $100,000 or more .................... 13 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 652 7 896 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 799 15 983 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 192 201 Other ............................... 347 293 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 344 311 200 days or more ................... 248 243 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 429 412 number.. 26 151 22 760 Beef cows ..................farms.. 380 359 number.. 12 356 11 495 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 15 number.. 373 651 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 427 407 number.. 14 535 13 844 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 25 number.. (D) 1 114 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 23 number.. (D) 2 694 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 44 58 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 23 number.. 754 411 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 15 17 acres.. 766 1 301 bushels.. 68 425 148 719 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 270 tons, green.. (D) 6 660 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 140 bushels.. (D) 6 850 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 8 acres.. 124 206 bushels.. 5 730 6 782 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 0 acres.. 254 0 bushels.. 10 381 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 328 278 acres.. 20 585 15 684 tons, dry.. 38 517 22 465 @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.