1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 REYNOLDS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 302 298 Land in farms ..................acres.. 113 214 89 683 Average size of farm .......acres.. 375 301 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 052 203 644 Average per acre .........dollars.. 599 714 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 753 18 343 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 23 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 94 110 180 to 499 acres .................... 115 116 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 252 258 acres.. 33 573 33 055 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 196 190 acres.. 11 046 10 082 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 48 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 105 3 472 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 282 11 652 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 268 170 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 838 3 302 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 1 $100,000 or more .................... 3 6 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 374 3 451 Average per farm .........dollars.. 11 136 11 582 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 103 107 Other ............................... 199 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 201 184 200 days or more ................... 141 124 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 234 240 number.. 10 938 9 815 Beef cows ..................farms.. 196 212 number.. 6 215 5 248 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 13 number.. 18 70 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 234 229 number.. 6 248 6 138 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 45 number.. 868 3 089 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 40 number.. 1 642 14 906 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 111 bushels.. (D) 7 550 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 150 bushels.. (D) 10 370 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 190 185 acres.. 10 879 9 639 tons, dry.. 15 199 12 559 @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.