1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DADE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 850 915 Land in farms ..................acres.. 252 783 264 177 Average size of farm .......acres.. 297 289 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 699 145 599 Average per acre .........dollars.. 600 486 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 446 22 705 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 309 350 180 to 499 acres .................... 272 269 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 95 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 735 755 acres.. 153 961 155 741 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 621 620 acres.. 80 419 81 017 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 15 acres.. (D) 4 418 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 825 24 857 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 735 27 166 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 020 7 176 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 805 17 681 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 146 148 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 117 140 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 156 183 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 203 213 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 73 $100,000 or more .................... 62 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 500 18 958 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 118 20 719 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 850 915 $1,000.. 5 080 4 680 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 977 5 114 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 430 481 Other ............................... 420 434 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 472 477 200 days or more ................... 330 340 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 725 773 number.. 62 895 53 321 Beef cows ..................farms.. 653 671 number.. 33 376 26 366 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 48 number.. 1 460 1 978 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 733 780 number.. 33 629 31 344 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 53 number.. 11 437 9 841 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 52 number.. 20 541 20 244 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 6 number.. 355 118 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 59 number.. 857 1 701 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 27 acres.. 2 476 1 347 bushels.. 315 157 118 411 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 3 6 acres.. 155 143 tons, green.. 2 455 1 790 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 77 101 acres.. 5 515 6 487 bushels.. 538 885 538 347 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 145 129 acres.. 19 006 12 160 bushels.. 775 765 408 750 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 132 163 acres.. 17 175 23 160 bushels.. 461 955 606 542 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 558 547 acres.. 39 759 33 976 tons, dry.. 72 756 59 941 @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. .