1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALDWELL COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 820 857 Land in farms ..................acres.. 232 189 233 146 Average size of farm .......acres.. 283 272 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 859 144 604 Average per acre .........dollars.. 581 540 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 213 24 544 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 316 330 180 to 499 acres .................... 246 263 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 764 809 acres.. 170 663 177 309 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 685 743 acres.. 102 795 109 443 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 4 acres.. 33 28 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 285 23 757 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 054 27 721 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 266 11 862 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 019 11 895 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 152 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 127 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 150 145 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 191 182 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 132 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 71 $100,000 or more .................... 56 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 272 17 639 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 722 20 582 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 820 857 $1,000.. 5 535 5 092 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 750 5 942 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 411 470 Other ............................... 409 387 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 433 439 200 days or more ................... 316 311 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 497 521 number.. 27 253 24 573 Beef cows ..................farms.. 452 467 number.. 14 134 12 213 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 30 number.. 393 325 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 494 522 number.. 13 798 15 834 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 132 135 number.. 33 408 21 710 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 134 143 number.. 56 602 44 197 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 48 44 number.. 2 544 2 742 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 48 number.. 1 187 1 421 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 263 345 acres.. 19 736 21 434 bushels.. 2 282 415 2 043 430 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 11 14 acres.. 721 393 tons, green.. 5 480 4 695 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 55 81 acres.. 2 690 3 054 bushels.. 202 742 229 672 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 186 53 acres.. 10 511 2 288 bushels.. 417 637 91 191 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 361 483 acres.. 38 889 53 528 bushels.. 1 483 567 1 665 826 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 487 525 acres.. 32 739 29 488 tons, dry.. 60 120 44 533 @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. .