1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CEDAR COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 821 910 Land in farms ..................acres.. 187 856 196 032 Average size of farm .......acres.. 229 215 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 132 112 164 Average per acre .........dollars.. 568 478 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 990 16 354 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 128 143 50 to 179 acres ..................... 340 357 180 to 499 acres .................... 229 275 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 700 776 acres.. 97 342 109 335 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 589 643 acres.. 43 125 45 550 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 4 acres.. 27 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 360 14 076 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 927 15 469 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 855 1 780 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 505 12 296 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 192 256 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 162 158 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 147 166 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 190 211 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 27 $100,000 or more .................... 20 22 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 495 12 218 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 873 13 442 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 821 909 $1,000.. 2 423 3 165 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 951 3 482 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 398 426 Other ............................... 423 484 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 433 512 200 days or more ................... 294 367 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 687 756 number.. 44 552 40 116 Beef cows ..................farms.. 619 651 number.. 22 186 20 204 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 62 number.. 836 1 384 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 681 750 number.. 24 394 22 112 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 73 number.. 6 866 9 276 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 75 number.. 19 293 20 384 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 21 number.. 1 008 917 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 51 92 number.. 2 209 3 381 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 125 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 18 32 acres.. 611 1 007 bushels.. 68 380 84 736 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 20 48 acres.. 555 1 583 bushels.. 38 732 83 307 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 36 acres.. 2 353 1 448 bushels.. 94 877 45 284 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 50 67 acres.. 3 830 4 937 bushels.. 131 650 147 642 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 547 604 acres.. 34 317 33 762 tons, dry.. 55 810 58 073 @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. .