1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BENTON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 835 885 Land in farms ..................acres.. 239 298 263 185 Average size of farm .......acres.. 287 297 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 182 147 407 Average per acre .........dollars.. 568 457 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 814 21 915 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 96 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 294 278 180 to 499 acres .................... 306 333 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 707 748 acres.. 118 305 136 129 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 616 661 acres.. 67 254 72 531 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 9 acres.. 275 1 174 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 984 23 224 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 513 26 242 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 049 5 227 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 935 17 997 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 163 173 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 116 131 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 156 165 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 185 201 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 98 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 59 $100,000 or more .................... 66 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 815 18 137 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 323 20 517 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 835 884 $1,000.. 4 102 4 793 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 912 5 422 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 479 503 Other ............................... 356 382 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 407 432 200 days or more ................... 274 283 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 670 671 number.. 39 718 38 098 Beef cows ..................farms.. 580 575 number.. 19 234 17 184 Milk cows ..................farms.. 67 92 number.. 2 038 2 515 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 668 679 number.. 21 705 21 827 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 80 127 number.. 17 967 12 049 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 85 132 number.. 37 208 29 341 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 17 number.. 1 802 1 119 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 75 number.. 1 305 3 235 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 100 130 acres.. 5 088 5 532 bushels.. 618 279 536 832 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 22 30 acres.. 592 712 tons, green.. 8 593 7 222 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 98 109 acres.. 5 241 5 690 bushels.. 535 093 505 238 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 121 46 acres.. 7 463 2 028 bushels.. 337 161 73 594 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 139 198 acres.. 12 328 18 907 bushels.. 475 272 625 138 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 559 589 acres.. 37 373 38 761 tons, dry.. 62 064 57 928 @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. .