1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCOTLAND COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 600 530 Land in farms ..................acres.. 224 606 216 694 Average size of farm .......acres.. 374 409 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 632 259 364 Average per acre .........dollars.. 769 615 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 805 42 297 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 131 180 to 499 acres .................... 201 194 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 99 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 550 492 acres.. 165 250 165 126 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 459 467 acres.. 108 128 105 651 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 078 29 278 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 797 55 242 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 659 15 333 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 419 13 946 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 136 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 72 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 100 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 69 $100,000 or more .................... 104 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 683 24 103 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 208 45 478 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 314 329 Other ............................... 286 201 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 315 252 200 days or more ................... 213 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 332 332 number.. 23 524 22 854 Beef cows ..................farms.. 259 247 number.. 9 766 8 561 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 51 number.. 1 949 1 696 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 330 328 number.. 13 183 13 111 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 100 number.. 16 017 21 949 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 115 number.. 32 892 48 192 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 51 number.. 979 1 840 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 23 number.. 1 085 1 150 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 259 303 acres.. 34 022 34 489 bushels.. 3 884 231 4 017 855 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 46 acres.. 1 642 2 160 tons, green.. 27 040 26 127 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 251 bushels.. (D) 15 640 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 63 102 acres.. 3 403 4 473 bushels.. 184 813 171 494 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 284 302 acres.. 45 000 41 435 bushels.. 1 763 288 1 546 076 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 348 345 acres.. 26 465 25 243 tons, dry.. 56 774 47 508 @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.