1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CASS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 517 1 649 Land in farms ..................acres.. 325 796 331 294 Average size of farm .......acres.. 215 201 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 256 583 180 503 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 178 903 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 508 24 797 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 93 10 to 49 acres ...................... 407 519 50 to 179 acres ..................... 588 566 180 to 499 acres .................... 316 323 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 344 1 414 acres.. 235 144 230 783 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 180 1 232 acres.. 160 587 151 412 Irrigated land .................farms.. 46 28 acres.. 4 294 4 853 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 516 45 279 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 300 27 458 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 760 24 666 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 756 20 613 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 372 503 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 248 265 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 281 265 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 289 315 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 143 135 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 76 80 $100,000 or more .................... 108 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 923 36 344 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 635 22 027 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 517 1 650 $1,000.. 9 177 9 922 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 049 6 013 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 644 630 Other ............................... 873 1 019 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 885 1 081 200 days or more ................... 658 835 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 987 1 083 number.. 49 920 48 383 Beef cows ..................farms.. 879 918 number.. 25 380 22 771 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 85 number.. 1 708 2 568 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 960 1 080 number.. 24 349 28 808 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 112 117 number.. 33 453 20 776 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 108 127 number.. 66 699 44 357 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 33 number.. 1 655 1 314 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 54 130 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 226 283 acres.. 25 244 22 872 bushels.. 3 063 804 2 151 713 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 23 35 acres.. 970 1 204 tons, green.. 15 536 17 393 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 104 184 acres.. 8 280 9 268 bushels.. 825 409 755 520 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 193 44 acres.. 13 767 3 248 bushels.. 589 280 123 001 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 387 515 acres.. 65 123 73 456 bushels.. 2 531 026 2 443 330 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 934 957 acres.. 49 957 40 846 tons, dry.. 94 240 72 645 @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. .