1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ANDREW COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 830 916 Land in farms ..................acres.. 227 156 231 266 Average size of farm .......acres.. 274 252 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 770 164 740 Average per acre .........dollars.. 775 664 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 816 39 636 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 152 50 to 179 acres ..................... 295 330 180 to 499 acres .................... 219 263 500 to 999 acres .................... 99 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 770 842 acres.. 179 227 184 381 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 718 798 acres.. 130 846 128 074 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 4 acres.. 937 504 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 441 35 271 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 314 38 506 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 067 18 985 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 374 16 286 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 148 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 109 133 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 174 206 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 130 135 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 94 $100,000 or more .................... 112 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 166 24 891 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 730 27 173 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 830 916 $1,000.. 11 050 9 569 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 314 10 446 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 469 519 Other ............................... 361 397 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 449 465 200 days or more ................... 288 328 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 476 549 number.. 24 923 27 748 Beef cows ..................farms.. 381 433 number.. 9 814 11 453 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 72 number.. 2 107 2 452 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 457 538 number.. 13 708 14 850 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 169 185 number.. 37 194 30 125 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 170 204 number.. 71 995 55 520 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 34 number.. 1 479 1 377 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 46 63 number.. 2 268 2 723 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 30 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 397 494 acres.. 41 620 38 713 bushels.. 5 093 952 4 132 558 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 36 45 acres.. 1 028 1 630 tons, green.. 12 830 17 812 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 70 61 acres.. 3 981 3 063 bushels.. 320 648 250 931 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 134 59 acres.. 4 316 1 630 bushels.. 156 842 65 132 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 451 590 acres.. 62 057 69 540 bushels.. 2 255 286 2 473 095 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 469 483 acres.. 20 336 16 158 tons, dry.. 47 594 36 895 @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. .