1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RALLS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 550 570 Land in farms ..................acres.. 231 817 228 936 Average size of farm .......acres.. 421 402 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 468 909 317 348 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 061 789 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 239 54 718 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 164 172 180 to 499 acres .................... 166 166 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 63 Total cropland .................farms.. 510 516 acres.. 172 335 174 442 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 429 477 acres.. 135 318 135 344 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 1 216 771 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 747 32 441 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 450 56 914 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 829 21 596 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 918 10 845 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 135 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 70 $100,000 or more .................... 98 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 333 22 497 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 879 39 330 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 267 326 Other ............................... 283 244 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 308 279 200 days or more ................... 220 187 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 292 322 number.. 18 908 18 980 Beef cows ..................farms.. 262 293 number.. 9 129 9 243 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 12 number.. 212 283 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 294 319 number.. 11 169 10 464 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 115 number.. 24 342 27 193 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 121 number.. 57 325 50 220 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 21 number.. 333 688 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 11 number.. 196 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 198 234 acres.. 28 019 22 767 bushels.. 2 884 167 2 715 462 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 24 acres.. 1 003 768 tons, green.. 13 220 9 530 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 67 98 acres.. 7 012 12 592 bushels.. 765 005 1 331 681 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 166 267 acres.. 18 404 26 470 bushels.. 938 984 1 252 956 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 262 308 acres.. 66 340 61 580 bushels.. 2 417 730 2 217 231 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 284 294 acres.. 17 312 15 544 tons, dry.. 30 642 27 466 @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.