1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALLAWAY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 300 1 323 Land in farms ..................acres.. 339 372 324 379 Average size of farm .......acres.. 261 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 607 154 530 Average per acre .........dollars.. 817 624 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 906 24 516 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 196 234 50 to 179 acres ..................... 526 508 180 to 499 acres .................... 382 382 500 to 999 acres .................... 108 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 134 1 181 acres.. 211 668 201 567 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 962 1 015 acres.. 131 429 125 773 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 24 acres.. 3 430 2 854 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 609 31 435 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 699 23 760 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 242 13 331 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 367 18 104 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 323 357 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 189 218 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 272 257 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 234 226 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 86 $100,000 or more .................... 97 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 689 22 860 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 357 17 279 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 301 1 323 $1,000.. 6 890 7 868 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 296 5 947 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 512 498 Other ............................... 788 825 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 824 846 200 days or more ................... 630 650 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 877 896 number.. 44 762 40 759 Beef cows ..................farms.. 791 786 number.. 21 430 19 257 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 55 number.. 569 443 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 870 900 number.. 24 046 25 647 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 153 189 number.. 35 658 24 239 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 165 195 number.. 79 072 42 588 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 33 number.. 1 718 910 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 46 105 number.. 1 463 3 509 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 220 258 acres.. 18 603 15 273 bushels.. 2 462 579 1 594 858 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 22 19 acres.. 817 524 tons, green.. 9 349 8 925 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 118 131 acres.. 10 614 9 014 bushels.. 1 070 824 810 761 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 234 148 acres.. 21 430 10 650 bushels.. 872 300 481 448 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 325 397 acres.. 49 860 54 009 bushels.. 1 871 851 1 665 350 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 757 795 acres.. 39 027 38 284 tons, dry.. 65 158 57 245 @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. .