1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BARRY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 531 1 667 Land in farms ..................acres.. 292 426 287 957 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 173 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 060 118 874 Average per acre .........dollars.. 829 752 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 535 17 834 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 338 367 50 to 179 acres ..................... 657 721 180 to 499 acres .................... 369 399 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 284 1 357 acres.. 169 999 161 935 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 987 1 017 acres.. 68 716 60 168 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 12 acres.. 169 525 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 98 086 61 882 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 067 37 122 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 787 2 845 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 95 299 59 037 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 364 378 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 249 275 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 273 311 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 271 344 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 99 $100,000 or more .................... 188 141 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 86 707 51 221 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 671 30 708 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 530 1 668 $1,000.. 10 951 9 122 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 157 5 469 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 743 794 Other ............................... 788 873 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 852 925 200 days or more ................... 607 665 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 296 1 415 number.. 78 095 78 326 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 090 1 134 number.. 33 724 35 044 Milk cows ..................farms.. 146 195 number.. 6 215 7 483 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 280 1 415 number.. 38 137 43 738 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 75 89 number.. 12 281 8 982 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 66 77 number.. 26 470 18 403 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 18 number.. 861 890 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 76 102 number.. 111 486 42 254 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 108 62 number.. 37 834 203 10 529 343 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 16 acres.. 587 531 bushels.. 66 261 44 605 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 28 9 acres.. 784 273 tons, green.. 11 750 3 785 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 16 acres.. 259 420 bushels.. 20 140 21 546 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 37 41 acres.. 1 440 1 559 bushels.. 52 443 61 488 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 19 acres.. 622 1 752 bushels.. 18 724 47 261 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 942 942 acres.. 56 586 45 060 tons, dry.. 101 358 76 434 @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. .