1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOONE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 269 1 344 Land in farms ..................acres.. 271 914 279 822 Average size of farm .......acres.. 214 208 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 639 158 516 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 036 794 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 387 22 449 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 313 289 50 to 179 acres ..................... 508 576 180 to 499 acres .................... 281 293 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 131 1 187 acres.. 188 376 181 857 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 949 1 039 acres.. 117 322 106 226 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 45 acres.. 4 628 3 543 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 949 28 780 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 329 21 414 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 976 11 949 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 973 16 831 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 352 409 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 199 223 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 233 248 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 242 249 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 65 $100,000 or more .................... 69 66 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 249 25 916 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 645 19 283 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 268 1 344 $1,000.. 5 642 2 930 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 449 2 180 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 514 520 Other ............................... 755 824 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 803 868 200 days or more ................... 618 668 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 775 798 number.. 36 060 34 989 Beef cows ..................farms.. 686 697 number.. 17 189 16 243 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 28 number.. 334 241 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 745 794 number.. 24 302 25 903 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 104 124 number.. 31 541 20 875 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 98 120 number.. 53 519 32 435 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 69 67 number.. 3 933 2 803 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 60 84 number.. 3 412 2 638 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 179 230 acres.. 16 174 14 619 bushels.. 1 913 465 1 526 932 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 15 14 acres.. 785 592 tons, green.. 11 320 8 365 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 65 67 acres.. 3 876 3 478 bushels.. 368 168 303 123 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 195 112 acres.. 17 599 6 105 bushels.. 759 482 248 987 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 311 391 acres.. 43 250 49 291 bushels.. 1 456 144 1 455 952 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 712 784 acres.. 38 269 33 926 tons, dry.. 59 423 50 822 @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. .