1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUCHANAN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 754 848 Land in farms ..................acres.. 181 292 189 383 Average size of farm .......acres.. 240 223 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 043 168 942 Average per acre .........dollars.. 887 792 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 425 35 809 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 175 175 50 to 179 acres ..................... 278 324 180 to 499 acres .................... 147 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 700 783 acres.. 141 785 148 981 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 655 736 acres.. 110 341 110 266 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 10 acres.. 185 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 619 26 157 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 956 30 845 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 185 17 248 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 434 8 908 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 122 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 126 159 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 162 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 71 $100,000 or more .................... 87 73 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 130 17 688 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 697 20 859 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 754 848 $1,000.. 7 578 6 621 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 051 7 808 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 377 450 Other ............................... 377 398 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 387 448 200 days or more ................... 289 330 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 357 428 number.. 15 846 17 515 Beef cows ..................farms.. 290 330 number.. 6 810 7 147 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 38 number.. 1 042 1 281 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 362 427 number.. 8 314 10 974 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 86 127 number.. 14 476 13 640 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 95 128 number.. 21 163 20 002 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 23 number.. 337 750 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 38 number.. 357 1 585 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 320 417 acres.. 33 540 35 378 bushels.. 4 343 865 3 701 007 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 18 24 acres.. 369 493 tons, green.. 4 629 5 217 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 44 65 acres.. 2 647 3 224 bushels.. 243 857 226 861 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 178 110 acres.. 10 282 4 869 bushels.. 362 910 180 981 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 423 504 acres.. 54 569 57 523 bushels.. 1 796 845 1 873 054 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 363 369 acres.. 13 496 11 612 tons, dry.. 25 147 20 448 @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. .