1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 AUDRAIN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 035 1 119 Land in farms ..................acres.. 377 059 399 154 Average size of farm .......acres.. 364 357 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 561 255 594 Average per acre .........dollars.. 802 686 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 927 48 506 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 120 127 50 to 179 acres ..................... 314 329 180 to 499 acres .................... 303 308 500 to 999 acres .................... 160 204 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 942 1 012 acres.. 311 761 330 834 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 871 959 acres.. 255 117 258 030 Irrigated land .................farms.. 72 93 acres.. 17 416 19 783 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 76 029 66 946 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 458 59 827 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 109 35 665 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 920 31 281 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 108 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 110 129 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 165 212 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 164 178 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 144 185 $100,000 or more .................... 218 176 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 767 50 887 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 780 45 475 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 035 1 119 $1,000.. 18 649 15 616 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 018 13 955 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 628 673 Other ............................... 407 446 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 474 538 200 days or more ................... 333 342 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 562 615 number.. 38 605 41 219 Beef cows ..................farms.. 452 486 number.. 12 282 13 456 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 66 number.. 1 289 724 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 554 620 number.. 30 399 33 774 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 279 329 number.. 69 930 58 861 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 301 339 number.. 131 668 100 248 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 81 80 number.. 3 113 2 791 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 91 117 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. 405 705 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 408 456 acres.. 44 313 38 265 bushels.. 5 517 378 4 392 294 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 110 102 acres.. 2 250 2 493 tons, green.. 31 919 37 692 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 311 335 acres.. 32 440 26 587 bushels.. 3 562 849 2 684 342 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 508 372 acres.. 48 179 21 063 bushels.. 2 252 278 1 049 306 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 626 736 acres.. 115 150 149 086 bushels.. 4 078 140 4 561 647 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 487 551 acres.. 20 321 22 081 tons, dry.. 38 843 40 840 @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. .