1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 041 1 069 Land in farms ..................acres.. 187 239 181 184 Average size of farm .......acres.. 180 169 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 388 116 375 Average per acre .........dollars.. 862 691 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 816 19 023 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 169 160 50 to 179 acres ..................... 461 483 180 to 499 acres .................... 321 337 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 928 951 acres.. 109 130 98 766 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 812 819 acres.. 53 875 47 788 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 16 acres.. 372 856 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 585 15 726 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 853 14 711 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 250 2 647 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 335 13 079 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 286 274 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 181 217 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 210 246 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 198 186 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 40 $100,000 or more .................... 37 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 16 176 12 282 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 539 11 489 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 041 1 069 $1,000.. 2 061 3 745 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 980 3 504 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 408 412 Other ............................... 633 657 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 657 704 200 days or more ................... 512 540 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 848 882 number.. 37 840 33 407 Beef cows ..................farms.. 775 773 number.. 18 904 15 898 Milk cows ..................farms.. 59 79 number.. 1 433 1 871 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 838 885 number.. 17 603 17 971 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 127 152 number.. 18 857 19 954 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 128 149 number.. 36 081 32 044 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 18 number.. 563 445 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 60 78 number.. 3 921 24 530 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 178 210 acres.. 7 367 6 524 bushels.. 958 914 634 688 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 27 41 acres.. 445 658 tons, green.. 6 967 8 614 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 54 57 acres.. 1 258 1 101 bushels.. 111 986 73 621 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 144 106 acres.. 4 347 2 190 bushels.. 160 333 84 808 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 141 151 acres.. 7 789 6 895 bushels.. 302 946 200 362 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 752 762 acres.. 33 603 29 421 tons, dry.. 59 064 48 452 @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. .