1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUTLER COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 734 844 Land in farms ..................acres.. 255 498 260 645 Average size of farm .......acres.. 348 309 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 341 870 244 459 Average per acre .........dollars.. 929 758 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 533 34 919 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 140 173 50 to 179 acres ..................... 219 247 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 211 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 127 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 670 780 acres.. 220 706 223 950 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 595 687 acres.. 192 873 159 833 Irrigated land .................farms.. 265 304 acres.. 93 698 74 315 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 021 32 200 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 062 38 152 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 483 28 942 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 538 3 258 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 160 206 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 117 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 111 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 94 $100,000 or more .................... 161 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 211 25 035 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 906 29 662 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 735 844 $1,000.. 12 499 6 817 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 005 8 078 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 405 456 Other ............................... 329 388 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 368 404 200 days or more ................... 243 254 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 260 302 number.. 8 921 9 864 Beef cows ..................farms.. 235 252 number.. 4 340 5 362 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 10 number.. 33 54 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 242 290 number.. 6 706 6 092 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 69 number.. 1 287 4 734 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 64 number.. 3 045 9 361 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 7 number.. 253 89 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 53 number.. 338 1 032 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 87 72 acres.. 12 305 6 362 bushels.. 1 589 573 728 045 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 272 379 acres.. 34 262 39 195 bushels.. 2 666 655 2 810 011 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 148 224 acres.. 12 404 14 157 bushels.. 627 729 611 032 Cotton .......................farms.. 15 16 acres.. 1 281 1 381 bales.. 1 592 1 755 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 385 433 acres.. 81 805 60 238 bushels.. 2 853 324 1 394 611 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 180 199 acres.. 7 612 6 246 tons, dry.. 10 932 8 824 @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. .