1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CRAWFORD COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 680 713 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 670 200 323 Average size of farm .......acres.. 297 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 183 741 145 992 Average per acre .........dollars.. 674 560 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 318 12 309 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 251 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 223 239 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 577 592 acres.. 80 861 74 727 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 446 441 acres.. 27 264 21 694 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 3 acres.. 41 3 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 594 9 242 Average per farm .........dollars.. 14 108 12 962 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 244 534 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 349 8 708 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 193 206 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 111 138 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 136 168 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 17 $100,000 or more .................... 11 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 999 7 165 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 233 10 063 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 680 712 $1,000.. (D) 1 796 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 2 522 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 290 258 Other ............................... 390 455 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 399 440 200 days or more ................... 296 337 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 551 544 number.. 28 236 26 618 Beef cows ..................farms.. 507 511 number.. 16 004 15 094 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 23 number.. 319 359 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 545 552 number.. 15 990 16 019 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 57 number.. 5 962 6 205 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 56 number.. 13 853 23 275 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 14 number.. 181 346 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 47 number.. 655 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 29 19 acres.. 758 348 bushels.. 45 484 23 385 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 5 8 acres.. 102 208 tons, green.. 1 239 1 555 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 7 acres.. 710 83 bushels.. 58 902 5 571 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 11 acres.. 224 116 bushels.. 5 400 3 875 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 1 acres.. 896 (D) bushels.. 27 996 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 420 427 acres.. 24 859 20 471 tons, dry.. 37 843 31 596 @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. .