1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOLLINGER COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 786 860 Land in farms ..................acres.. 197 530 193 547 Average size of farm .......acres.. 251 225 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 155 429 128 916 Average per acre .........dollars.. 626 596 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 562 21 655 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 335 374 180 to 499 acres .................... 256 277 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 718 767 acres.. 120 164 106 869 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 636 646 acres.. 67 953 58 441 Irrigated land .................farms.. 29 24 acres.. 5 784 4 115 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 170 13 391 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 845 15 571 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 460 4 238 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 709 9 153 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 207 242 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 135 160 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 145 170 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 159 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 44 $100,000 or more .................... 41 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 804 11 018 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 310 12 811 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 785 860 $1,000.. 2 011 2 069 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 562 2 406 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 333 378 Other ............................... 453 482 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 455 483 200 days or more ................... 309 341 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 580 632 number.. 26 559 26 812 Beef cows ..................farms.. 522 570 number.. 13 952 13 566 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 49 number.. 353 255 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 563 629 number.. 12 821 15 146 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 138 203 number.. 18 903 20 101 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 138 217 number.. 32 088 37 729 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 8 number.. 359 185 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 50 74 number.. 1 085 1 822 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 194 203 acres.. 16 677 9 713 bushels.. 2 052 826 925 778 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 6 9 acres.. 290 229 tons, green.. 3 476 4 001 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 81 115 acres.. 6 400 6 338 bushels.. 552 586 474 378 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 129 acres.. 4 070 4 247 bushels.. 178 816 164 413 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 173 180 acres.. 15 952 13 362 bushels.. 534 418 306 398 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 523 525 acres.. 26 833 23 313 tons, dry.. 44 496 39 862 @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. .