1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RANDOLPH COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 801 745 Land in farms ..................acres.. 229 860 221 122 Average size of farm .......acres.. 287 297 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 235 870 176 206 Average per acre .........dollars.. 887 604 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 010 28 252 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 342 292 180 to 499 acres .................... 217 196 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 710 660 acres.. 143 278 146 775 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 565 583 acres.. 88 521 87 237 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 737 408 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 725 22 712 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 364 30 486 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 884 10 256 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 841 12 456 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 255 171 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 121 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 134 124 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 60 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 52 $100,000 or more .................... 56 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 803 17 880 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 220 23 968 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 343 367 Other ............................... 458 378 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 472 431 200 days or more ................... 353 309 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 450 450 number.. 26 766 23 444 Beef cows ..................farms.. 401 394 number.. 15 044 10 383 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 25 number.. 272 263 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 446 441 number.. 20 824 18 637 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 99 number.. 20 101 15 750 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 98 number.. 62 330 27 550 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 38 number.. 796 1 200 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 42 52 number.. 1 686 2 888 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 200 205 acres.. 14 533 14 629 bushels.. 1 054 370 1 603 532 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 13 acres.. 947 449 tons, green.. 9 155 3 755 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 23 25 acres.. 1 339 1 469 bushels.. 107 592 135 293 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 146 203 acres.. 10 630 13 308 bushels.. 494 861 502 361 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 266 264 acres.. 32 518 33 327 bushels.. 937 156 1 037 903 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 445 446 acres.. 30 057 27 089 tons, dry.. 49 379 38 262 @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.