1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 864 946 Land in farms ..................acres.. 311 161 331 416 Average size of farm .......acres.. 360 350 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 496 172 543 Average per acre .........dollars.. 625 486 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 939 36 068 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 262 274 180 to 499 acres .................... 262 299 500 to 999 acres .................... 148 159 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 63 Total cropland .................farms.. 778 835 acres.. 228 138 246 138 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 694 759 acres.. 160 469 169 539 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 54 acres.. 7 151 10 266 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 632 35 552 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 713 37 581 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 544 19 200 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 088 16 352 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 83 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 130 126 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 184 238 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 123 136 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 98 132 $100,000 or more .................... 99 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 652 27 196 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 477 28 748 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 864 946 $1,000.. 7 815 8 159 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 046 8 625 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 509 564 Other ............................... 355 382 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 427 485 200 days or more ................... 275 308 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 619 706 number.. 43 270 43 980 Beef cows ..................farms.. 548 624 number.. 20 662 20 193 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 64 number.. 1 597 2 057 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 604 704 number.. 21 110 23 842 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 63 102 number.. 19 771 13 358 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 68 105 number.. 57 719 30 747 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 19 number.. 741 444 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 36 number.. (D) 917 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 125 108 acres.. 9 569 7 138 bushels.. 1 244 106 837 749 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 21 31 acres.. 551 823 tons, green.. 6 536 10 659 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 321 413 acres.. 26 175 32 140 bushels.. 2 361 918 2 694 906 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 393 211 acres.. 49 982 13 551 bushels.. 2 255 683 445 156 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 387 536 acres.. 49 357 79 020 bushels.. 1 362 508 2 254 000 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 530 556 acres.. 36 792 35 206 tons, dry.. 62 853 58 051 @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. .