1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARTER COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 196 190 Land in farms ..................acres.. 54 767 59 331 Average size of farm .......acres.. 279 312 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 920 163 847 Average per acre .........dollars.. 540 463 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 842 17 344 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 67 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 59 500 to 999 acres .................... 15 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 165 161 acres.. 21 035 21 090 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 106 106 acres.. 6 088 5 307 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 702 2 679 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 786 14 099 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 82 90 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 620 2 589 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 23 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 10 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 4 6 $100,000 or more .................... 5 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 620 2 421 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 302 12 741 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 197 190 $1,000.. (D) 237 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 1 248 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 76 74 Other ............................... 120 116 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 127 113 200 days or more ................... 97 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 155 139 number.. 6 868 6 707 Beef cows ..................farms.. 133 124 number.. (D) 3 943 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 16 number.. (D) 27 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 149 138 number.. 3 711 4 001 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 23 37 number.. 4 060 4 322 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 39 number.. 9 828 9 306 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. 55 141 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 33 number.. 385 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 11 818 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 100 102 acres.. 5 825 4 698 tons, dry.. 8 055 5 564 @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. .