1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOLLINGER COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 832 786 Land in farms ..................acres.. 209 202 197 530 Average size of farm .......acres.. 251 251 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 221 586 155 429 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 008 626 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 057 25 562 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 349 335 180 to 499 acres .................... 267 256 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 759 718 acres.. 116 918 120 164 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 666 636 acres.. 66 480 67 953 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 29 acres.. 6 670 5 784 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 060 17 170 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 908 21 845 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 130 8 460 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 930 8 709 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 250 207 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 133 135 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 149 145 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 161 159 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 63 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 36 $100,000 or more .................... 35 41 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 647 12 804 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 784 16 310 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 333 333 Other ............................... 499 453 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 513 455 200 days or more ................... 360 309 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 645 580 number.. 31 859 26 559 Beef cows ..................farms.. 580 522 number.. 17 662 13 952 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 31 number.. 129 353 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 629 563 number.. 18 113 12 821 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 138 number.. 13 323 18 903 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 138 number.. 22 673 32 088 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 11 number.. 201 359 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 39 50 number.. 559 1 085 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 115 194 acres.. 12 669 16 677 bushels.. 1 273 395 2 052 826 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 6 acres.. 304 290 tons, green.. 3 890 3 476 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 25 81 acres.. 1 403 6 400 bushels.. 107 755 552 586 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 70 106 acres.. 4 481 4 070 bushels.. 205 267 178 816 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 132 173 acres.. 16 966 15 952 bushels.. 532 428 534 418 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 585 523 acres.. 33 880 26 833 tons, dry.. 64 118 44 496 @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.