1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARK COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 611 702 Land in farms ..................acres.. 244 810 259 094 Average size of farm .......acres.. 401 369 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 631 189 981 Average per acre .........dollars.. 603 554 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 215 37 179 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 154 177 180 to 499 acres .................... 222 254 500 to 999 acres .................... 108 141 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 571 681 acres.. 180 691 193 836 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 548 639 acres.. 129 379 127 787 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 9 acres.. 1 745 966 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 838 24 889 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 109 35 454 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 696 15 304 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 142 9 585 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 112 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 171 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 80 $100,000 or more .................... 100 62 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 268 20 825 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 504 29 708 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 610 701 $1,000.. 9 567 4 209 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 683 6 004 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 375 437 Other ............................... 236 265 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 302 360 200 days or more ................... 180 198 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 349 401 number.. 16 735 18 757 Beef cows ..................farms.. 305 354 number.. 9 245 10 416 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 29 number.. 245 149 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 348 391 number.. 9 298 12 132 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 106 117 number.. 32 034 27 051 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 111 122 number.. 58 078 39 886 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 51 number.. 1 998 2 170 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 41 number.. 1 061 984 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 435 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 363 471 acres.. 49 016 40 394 bushels.. 6 313 287 3 512 236 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 31 37 acres.. 509 554 tons, green.. 6 171 5 570 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 11 3 acres.. 663 (D) bushels.. 47 148 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 147 85 acres.. 7 498 3 404 bushels.. 308 916 110 106 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 353 491 acres.. 51 198 66 469 bushels.. 1 882 026 1 776 221 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 381 389 acres.. 22 906 18 294 tons, dry.. 43 149 28 658 @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. .