1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 649 693 Land in farms ..................acres.. 112 842 116 910 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 169 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 263 416 172 667 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 254 1 026 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 369 21 521 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 145 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 273 303 180 to 499 acres .................... 169 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 579 619 acres.. 60 660 65 468 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 494 506 acres.. 29 661 28 129 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 12 acres.. 631 265 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 299 16 951 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 492 24 460 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 159 4 780 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 140 12 171 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 213 221 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 128 151 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 116 133 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 139 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 25 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 21 $100,000 or more .................... 15 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 862 14 026 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 788 20 239 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 223 257 Other ............................... 426 436 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 400 427 200 days or more ................... 306 332 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 497 522 number.. 22 549 23 022 Beef cows ..................farms.. 436 467 number.. 11 871 11 333 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 19 number.. 364 377 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 478 517 number.. 11 881 12 676 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 34 number.. 1 183 2 967 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 34 number.. 1 215 6 863 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 13 number.. 235 289 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 40 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 36 47 acres.. 1 343 1 681 bushels.. 114 858 158 302 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 7 acres.. 187 133 tons, green.. 3 460 2 079 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 22 acres.. 803 636 bushels.. 29 522 20 790 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 16 acres.. 1 167 909 bushels.. 31 104 26 494 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 465 480 acres.. 26 026 24 556 tons, dry.. 47 340 37 479 @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.