1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PUTNAM COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 615 581 Land in farms ..................acres.. 261 360 254 493 Average size of farm .......acres.. 425 438 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 445 170 352 Average per acre .........dollars.. 599 404 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 452 34 880 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 55 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 148 180 to 499 acres .................... 223 196 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 104 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 531 517 acres.. 154 115 142 337 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 455 472 acres.. 70 210 71 144 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 53 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 900 27 485 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 740 47 306 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 468 5 339 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 432 22 146 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 58 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 156 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 55 $100,000 or more .................... 69 69 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 463 24 006 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 525 41 247 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 311 327 Other ............................... 304 254 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 349 307 200 days or more ................... 226 193 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 424 440 number.. 48 562 46 899 Beef cows ..................farms.. 374 391 number.. 21 695 22 298 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 24 number.. 453 396 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 443 453 number.. 38 038 37 581 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 52 number.. 1 315 6 011 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 61 number.. 2 258 15 951 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 30 number.. 666 2 148 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 18 number.. 522 1 443 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 146 165 acres.. 12 928 12 932 bushels.. 1 289 463 1 455 118 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 23 acres.. 319 1 097 tons, green.. 3 689 13 140 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 10 acres.. 647 429 bushels.. 25 244 13 981 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 133 113 acres.. 15 937 13 496 bushels.. 596 513 460 666 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 422 426 acres.. 41 689 44 805 tons, dry.. 75 765 86 226 @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.