1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHARITON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 075 1 145 Land in farms ..................acres.. 403 597 402 265 Average size of farm .......acres.. 375 351 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 273 199 707 Average per acre .........dollars.. 721 585 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 254 39 415 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 130 117 50 to 179 acres ..................... 363 344 180 to 499 acres .................... 298 362 500 to 999 acres .................... 145 169 1,000 acres or more ................. 108 93 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 003 1 065 acres.. 331 534 327 610 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 933 1 014 acres.. 241 827 224 160 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 12 acres.. 2 559 1 134 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 823 67 062 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 533 58 569 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 380 32 269 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 443 34 792 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 126 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 154 156 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 213 249 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 158 183 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 115 126 $100,000 or more .................... 193 176 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 104 42 848 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 260 37 422 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 075 1 145 $1,000.. 21 814 22 420 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 292 19 581 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 646 727 Other ............................... 429 418 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 494 529 200 days or more ................... 346 312 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 592 631 number.. 40 771 43 322 Beef cows ..................farms.. 520 539 number.. 16 576 16 369 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 38 number.. 441 492 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 586 666 number.. 37 738 41 020 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 166 219 number.. 51 444 50 362 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 171 221 number.. 97 012 94 136 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 41 number.. 1 911 2 145 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 58 number.. 1 402 2 479 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 497 602 acres.. 60 222 50 578 bushels.. 7 990 223 5 884 347 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 25 37 acres.. 1 402 1 461 tons, green.. 21 639 21 251 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 34 70 acres.. 1 964 3 314 bushels.. 177 529 268 019 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 467 179 acres.. 34 024 8 093 bushels.. 1 569 415 361 255 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 624 734 acres.. 115 918 131 607 bushels.. 4 382 651 4 482 116 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 562 594 acres.. 32 826 31 364 tons, dry.. 54 793 53 093 @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. .