1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COOPER COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 892 929 Land in farms ..................acres.. 298 709 310 033 Average size of farm .......acres.. 335 334 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 235 994 172 891 Average per acre .........dollars.. 707 525 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 460 34 720 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 126 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 273 290 180 to 499 acres .................... 262 285 500 to 999 acres .................... 134 145 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 813 856 acres.. 221 894 226 256 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 735 779 acres.. 146 990 140 635 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 6 acres.. 425 297 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 54 496 45 557 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 095 49 039 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 899 15 425 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 597 30 132 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 135 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 147 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 183 212 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 100 111 $100,000 or more .................... 140 112 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 868 35 623 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 179 38 345 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 892 929 $1,000.. 11 697 9 904 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 114 10 661 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 512 580 Other ............................... 380 349 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 444 458 200 days or more ................... 283 285 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 586 632 number.. 46 305 49 045 Beef cows ..................farms.. 515 538 number.. 19 009 18 966 Milk cows ..................farms.. 32 36 number.. 667 689 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 590 636 number.. 32 808 37 644 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 187 227 number.. 60 094 51 245 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 207 244 number.. 110 129 91 104 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 26 number.. 521 1 196 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 59 number.. (D) 2 512 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 377 435 acres.. 40 989 35 643 bushels.. 5 108 904 3 573 617 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 32 57 acres.. 1 199 1 713 tons, green.. 17 118 22 718 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 69 109 acres.. 3 627 4 749 bushels.. 302 754 377 391 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 351 247 acres.. 29 878 14 485 bushels.. 1 306 027 584 034 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 428 481 acres.. 47 511 54 341 bushels.. 1 788 189 1 672 289 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 548 564 acres.. 30 225 31 433 tons, dry.. 54 587 53 862 @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. .