1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SALINE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 936 939 Land in farms ..................acres.. 429 631 414 394 Average size of farm .......acres.. 459 441 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 543 031 381 016 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 214 861 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 820 66 327 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 278 286 180 to 499 acres .................... 253 236 500 to 999 acres .................... 145 164 1,000 acres or more ................. 125 116 Total cropland .................farms.. 889 878 acres.. 347 163 336 992 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 807 821 acres.. 294 357 273 525 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 14 acres.. 2 263 1 294 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 633 87 158 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 651 92 820 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 392 53 798 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 241 33 360 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 117 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 164 173 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 111 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 125 136 $100,000 or more .................... 254 239 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 731 59 723 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 431 63 603 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 540 624 Other ............................... 396 315 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 465 415 200 days or more ................... 309 265 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 489 498 number.. 38 883 37 008 Beef cows ..................farms.. 412 424 number.. 17 787 15 456 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 12 number.. 312 97 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 491 509 number.. 23 672 25 445 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 97 186 number.. 103 234 112 479 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 98 184 number.. 165 794 214 530 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 18 number.. 419 424 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 35 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 557 597 acres.. 115 046 107 966 bushels.. 12 983 464 14 300 465 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 36 acres.. 1 151 1 017 tons, green.. 12 978 11 970 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 22 39 acres.. 960 1 671 bushels.. 68 176 140 252 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 304 403 acres.. 22 908 29 374 bushels.. 1 306 321 1 434 415 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 634 623 acres.. 135 726 117 224 bushels.. 5 296 917 4 909 064 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 435 455 acres.. 24 271 22 779 tons, dry.. 49 653 41 167 @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.