1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 291 295 Land in farms ..................acres.. 45 019 54 082 Average size of farm .......acres.. 155 183 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 417 638 401 895 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 789 2 152 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 680 33 546 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 71 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 73 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 42 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 248 249 acres.. 31 010 36 844 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 191 222 acres.. 21 675 26 684 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 64 acres.. 748 997 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 334 16 460 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 314 55 798 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 975 15 751 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 359 709 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 16 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 19 $100,000 or more .................... 49 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 082 11 284 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 392 38 380 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 118 133 Other ............................... 173 162 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 150 142 200 days or more ................... 96 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 53 67 number.. 1 040 2 112 Beef cows ..................farms.. 44 54 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 56 63 number.. 702 1 005 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 361 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 7 number.. 26 496 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 14 number.. 102 291 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 40 48 acres.. 5 192 5 269 bushels.. 591 847 664 011 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 30 tons, green.. 0 410 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 7 acres.. 90 443 bushels.. (D) 32 888 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 43 58 acres.. 3 879 6 224 bushels.. 174 958 289 956 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bales.. 0 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 57 71 acres.. 9 108 11 323 bushels.. 310 764 398 533 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 77 acres.. 2 245 3 091 tons, dry.. 3 791 4 853 @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.