1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. CLAIR COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 778 726 Land in farms ..................acres.. 262 963 257 217 Average size of farm .......acres.. 338 354 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 239 781 171 811 Average per acre .........dollars.. 724 509 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 213 30 670 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 251 213 180 to 499 acres .................... 230 249 500 to 999 acres .................... 122 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 678 636 acres.. 162 322 153 908 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 570 551 acres.. 94 376 87 954 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 10 acres.. 258 450 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 24 614 20 961 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 638 28 872 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 901 7 264 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 713 13 698 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 144 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 107 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 133 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 156 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 80 $100,000 or more .................... 63 43 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 400 17 390 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 471 23 954 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 413 422 Other ............................... 365 304 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 416 351 200 days or more ................... 279 219 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 647 585 number.. 51 176 47 178 Beef cows ..................farms.. 605 542 number.. 26 373 25 406 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 35 number.. 858 947 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 637 586 number.. 27 442 21 317 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 94 number.. 6 708 14 190 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 92 number.. 12 356 22 878 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 23 number.. 617 647 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 38 number.. 1 670 1 894 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 93 102 acres.. 7 901 6 514 bushels.. 711 301 776 802 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 9 acres.. 429 217 tons, green.. 4 397 2 642 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 81 102 acres.. 6 196 7 785 bushels.. 515 836 688 168 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 132 169 acres.. 10 947 13 626 bushels.. 513 732 579 724 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 167 154 acres.. 21 226 17 822 bushels.. 651 687 587 869 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 496 502 acres.. 46 969 46 237 tons, dry.. 82 337 78 479 @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.