1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 654 732 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 358 140 126 Average size of farm .......acres.. 199 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 270 056 195 408 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 329 1 050 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 840 29 714 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 202 227 50 to 179 acres ..................... 249 260 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 548 614 acres.. 90 414 98 246 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 467 528 acres.. 61 748 57 870 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 4 acres.. 229 650 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 322 22 840 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 132 31 202 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 263 6 250 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 059 16 589 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 208 224 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 130 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 116 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 119 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 28 34 $100,000 or more .................... 49 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 244 20 985 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 953 28 668 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 654 732 $1,000.. 3 404 3 077 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 205 4 204 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 227 280 Other ............................... 427 452 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 396 456 200 days or more ................... 306 367 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 365 431 number.. 21 898 22 979 Beef cows ..................farms.. 300 323 number.. 9 276 8 753 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 19 number.. 36 78 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 352 438 number.. 19 945 27 714 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 55 number.. 7 071 8 431 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 58 number.. 17 364 16 943 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 16 number.. 333 432 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 43 number.. (D) 1 052 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 84 113 acres.. 9 061 8 896 bushels.. 1 120 091 880 544 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 4 3 acres.. 97 31 tons, green.. 1 415 250 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 26 33 acres.. 1 871 1 785 bushels.. 182 213 115 778 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 62 32 acres.. 5 394 3 049 bushels.. 196 822 130 641 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 135 180 acres.. 25 159 24 808 bushels.. 985 418 743 240 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 356 391 acres.. 21 800 21 218 tons, dry.. 36 349 34 860 @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. .