1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLINTON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 714 807 Land in farms ..................acres.. 207 611 210 703 Average size of farm .......acres.. 291 261 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 231 910 190 265 Average per acre .........dollars.. 796 725 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 129 28 859 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 148 181 50 to 179 acres ..................... 261 289 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 201 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 650 733 acres.. 153 377 161 234 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 596 677 acres.. 98 085 94 479 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 14 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 641 32 365 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 116 40 105 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 308 12 149 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 333 20 216 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 166 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 130 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 162 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 74 $100,000 or more .................... 86 84 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 291 24 355 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 223 30 143 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 714 808 $1,000.. 6 367 7 384 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 917 9 138 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 343 373 Other ............................... 371 434 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 410 503 200 days or more ................... 290 357 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 434 503 number.. 31 201 31 100 Beef cows ..................farms.. 358 409 number.. 13 193 12 745 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 37 number.. 890 1 015 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 434 492 number.. 20 534 22 731 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 95 135 number.. 29 141 33 885 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 99 135 number.. 58 193 60 163 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 33 number.. 1 287 1 138 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 37 number.. (D) 819 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 217 269 acres.. 27 124 23 180 bushels.. 3 422 183 2 422 972 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 23 19 acres.. 1 022 750 tons, green.. 15 713 10 116 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 32 37 acres.. 2 497 3 012 bushels.. 209 648 250 209 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 100 41 acres.. 5 542 1 866 bushels.. 234 193 68 676 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 262 354 acres.. 36 206 40 919 bushels.. 1 429 666 1 479 395 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 458 513 acres.. 28 193 27 490 tons, dry.. 48 051 43 367 @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. .