1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RAY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 075 1 045 Land in farms ..................acres.. 274 349 277 322 Average size of farm .......acres.. 255 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 296 948 234 947 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 275 886 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 561 38 245 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 224 218 50 to 179 acres ..................... 419 400 180 to 499 acres .................... 269 249 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 969 956 acres.. 202 336 214 785 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 797 856 acres.. 144 291 152 950 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 23 acres.. 2 515 3 141 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 060 42 366 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 335 40 542 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 833 24 700 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 227 17 666 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 311 258 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 152 146 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 167 172 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 202 187 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 117 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 67 $100,000 or more .................... 81 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 774 32 426 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 860 31 029 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 436 454 Other ............................... 639 591 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 636 603 200 days or more ................... 519 472 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 640 598 number.. 33 836 31 478 Beef cows ..................farms.. 564 546 number.. 15 899 13 918 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 23 number.. 187 196 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 612 566 number.. 23 697 22 262 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 147 number.. 10 994 21 344 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 48 148 number.. 20 130 45 052 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 38 number.. 560 1 198 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 41 45 number.. 917 1 107 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 242 292 acres.. 28 858 31 471 bushels.. 3 278 489 4 014 578 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 19 acres.. 1 683 1 825 tons, green.. 20 880 34 950 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 23 62 acres.. 1 083 3 031 bushels.. 84 965 216 166 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 153 267 acres.. 13 637 18 899 bushels.. 672 655 791 086 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 378 428 acres.. 71 778 75 346 bushels.. 2 428 595 2 734 052 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 582 576 acres.. 32 560 28 539 tons, dry.. 52 501 47 372 @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.