1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ADAIR COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 788 879 Land in farms ..................acres.. 267 066 285 355 Average size of farm .......acres.. 339 325 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 983 141 104 Average per acre .........dollars.. 454 418 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 605 23 358 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 241 257 180 to 499 acres .................... 266 311 500 to 999 acres .................... 119 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 716 790 acres.. 173 896 192 156 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 646 715 acres.. 96 205 98 863 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 6 acres.. 305 255 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 151 20 966 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 841 23 852 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 085 7 192 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 066 13 774 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 154 158 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 137 161 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 195 225 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 79 $100,000 or more .................... 47 34 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 692 17 022 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 913 19 366 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 788 879 $1,000.. 4 538 4 352 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 759 4 951 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 393 494 Other ............................... 395 385 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 427 443 200 days or more ................... 299 283 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 520 640 number.. 35 034 40 499 Beef cows ..................farms.. 469 574 number.. 19 728 21 836 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 53 number.. 539 1 028 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 513 650 number.. 20 022 25 544 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 99 124 number.. 12 263 11 092 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 104 127 number.. 27 682 21 541 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 55 number.. 2 008 1 892 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 56 number.. 959 2 156 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 244 287 acres.. 15 474 13 507 bushels.. 1 563 257 1 251 901 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 27 34 acres.. 691 640 tons, green.. 9 252 9 242 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 3 acres.. 279 84 bushels.. 22 357 8 696 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 66 37 acres.. 1 982 941 bushels.. 63 705 34 619 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 269 370 acres.. 28 925 34 350 bushels.. 922 268 962 748 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 573 605 acres.. 51 527 51 285 tons, dry.. 76 849 76 101 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .