1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHRISTIAN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 278 1 388 Land in farms ..................acres.. 211 148 229 894 Average size of farm .......acres.. 165 166 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 131 149 611 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 259 882 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 192 16 666 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 354 350 50 to 179 acres ..................... 486 575 180 to 499 acres .................... 287 324 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 068 1 142 acres.. 121 946 128 392 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 801 859 acres.. 47 651 48 662 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 16 acres.. 225 545 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 241 27 732 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 098 19 980 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 622 1 497 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 619 26 236 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 323 374 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 237 258 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 271 281 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 223 246 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 67 $100,000 or more .................... 55 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 865 22 499 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 877 16 210 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 279 1 388 $1,000.. 3 594 5 539 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 810 3 990 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 524 509 Other ............................... 754 879 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 740 918 200 days or more ................... 585 701 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 074 1 164 number.. 58 062 60 560 Beef cows ..................farms.. 856 912 number.. 22 812 24 014 Milk cows ..................farms.. 111 141 number.. 5 544 6 020 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 044 1 177 number.. 30 857 37 123 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 52 number.. 2 383 2 060 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 42 number.. 6 039 6 141 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 15 number.. 818 258 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 54 95 number.. 1 506 4 434 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 19 16 acres.. 702 692 bushels.. 83 507 64 200 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 11 20 acres.. 408 505 tons, green.. 4 047 6 924 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 30 acres.. 556 705 bushels.. 18 277 27 329 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 4 acres.. 184 196 bushels.. 6 246 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 781 839 acres.. 45 694 43 802 tons, dry.. 92 254 79 906 @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. .