1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CAMDEN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 567 584 Land in farms ..................acres.. 163 076 178 651 Average size of farm .......acres.. 288 306 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 613 141 305 Average per acre .........dollars.. 524 474 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 101 17 233 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 66 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 189 180 to 499 acres .................... 205 220 500 to 999 acres .................... 51 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 467 473 acres.. 63 421 60 361 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 344 345 acres.. 20 866 18 025 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. 71 31 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 426 11 689 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 915 20 016 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 423 245 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 003 11 444 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 156 181 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 132 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 93 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 33 $100,000 or more .................... 21 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 500 10 629 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 810 18 201 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 567 584 $1,000.. (D) 1 745 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 2 987 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 252 235 Other ............................... 315 349 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 339 357 200 days or more ................... 252 277 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 473 485 number.. 24 397 24 561 Beef cows ..................farms.. 387 400 number.. 11 518 11 469 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 56 number.. 1 420 1 416 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 472 488 number.. 14 794 15 332 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 41 number.. 892 2 395 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 37 number.. 2 029 6 474 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 7 number.. 496 163 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 62 number.. 1 067 5 917 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 12 acres.. 245 311 bushels.. 15 025 28 085 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 3 4 acres.. 58 163 tons, green.. 670 1 125 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 2 acres.. 180 (D) bushels.. 6 000 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 340 331 acres.. 20 045 17 141 tons, dry.. 29 779 25 088 @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. .