1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 680 783 Land in farms ..................acres.. 187 097 204 171 Average size of farm .......acres.. 275 261 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 727 561 493 915 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 664 2 097 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 356 46 940 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 151 163 50 to 179 acres ..................... 224 281 180 to 499 acres .................... 147 155 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 629 722 acres.. 147 957 163 860 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 560 661 acres.. 128 915 139 976 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 43 acres.. 1 651 2 305 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 456 43 840 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 436 55 990 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 910 30 534 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 546 13 306 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 169 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 92 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 126 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 76 99 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 60 $100,000 or more .................... 103 120 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 995 29 497 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 228 37 720 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 332 388 Other ............................... 348 395 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 351 399 200 days or more ................... 240 271 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 245 317 number.. 9 506 12 422 Beef cows ..................farms.. 202 259 number.. 4 017 4 409 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 15 number.. 857 1 256 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 237 299 number.. 4 903 7 604 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 60 102 number.. 22 001 33 603 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 106 number.. 35 419 53 580 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 12 number.. 314 213 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 41 number.. 942 1 563 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 448 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 283 380 acres.. 45 088 50 504 bushels.. 4 934 291 6 725 607 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 25 acres.. 781 750 tons, green.. 12 856 12 617 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 13 34 acres.. 581 1 588 bushels.. 28 407 152 157 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 225 307 acres.. 16 192 20 786 bushels.. 820 923 920 439 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 317 383 acres.. 56 996 58 468 bushels.. 2 091 741 2 244 942 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 279 314 acres.. 10 759 11 487 tons, dry.. 23 758 25 034 @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.