1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 203 1 365 Land in farms ..................acres.. 252 890 266 557 Average size of farm .......acres.. 210 195 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 640 161 132 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 046 823 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 143 29 906 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 83 10 to 49 acres ...................... 205 227 50 to 179 acres ..................... 489 579 180 to 499 acres .................... 327 369 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 103 1 255 acres.. 195 310 197 379 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 985 1 124 acres.. 128 205 124 749 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 36 acres.. 5 418 3 832 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 414 35 983 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 088 26 361 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 500 12 775 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 914 23 208 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 236 326 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 198 188 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 225 256 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 236 282 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 116 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 94 $100,000 or more .................... 110 79 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 687 26 937 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 834 19 734 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 203 1 365 $1,000.. 9 408 9 371 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 820 6 865 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 601 671 Other ............................... 602 694 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 668 769 200 days or more ................... 429 524 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 844 975 number.. 44 195 45 109 Beef cows ..................farms.. 694 778 number.. 17 094 17 803 Milk cows ..................farms.. 58 103 number.. 3 312 3 899 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 839 963 number.. 25 513 24 791 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 164 270 number.. 24 321 32 427 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 167 276 number.. 52 713 60 657 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 16 number.. 451 470 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 34 90 number.. 715 4 236 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 427 564 acres.. 31 345 27 346 bushels.. 3 992 092 2 744 939 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 56 53 acres.. 1 714 1 352 tons, green.. 27 995 16 177 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 101 129 acres.. 7 365 5 337 bushels.. 717 820 418 317 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 342 470 acres.. 15 936 16 412 bushels.. 691 616 636 485 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 410 493 acres.. 41 458 40 575 bushels.. 1 439 606 1 019 908 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 787 870 acres.. 38 039 38 013 tons, dry.. 75 446 71 512 @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. .