1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DALLAS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 089 1 102 Land in farms ..................acres.. 227 783 226 440 Average size of farm .......acres.. 209 205 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 769 125 701 Average per acre .........dollars.. 675 625 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 403 17 611 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 212 211 50 to 179 acres ..................... 456 444 180 to 499 acres .................... 298 325 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 933 939 acres.. 121 073 115 491 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 767 752 acres.. 52 381 47 244 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 15 acres.. 108 173 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 325 27 176 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 765 24 661 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 941 799 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 384 26 378 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 288 293 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 195 192 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 170 173 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 191 199 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 78 $100,000 or more .................... 92 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 589 20 056 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 416 18 200 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 089 1 102 $1,000.. 4 200 7 516 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 856 6 820 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 548 553 Other ............................... 541 549 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 596 617 200 days or more ................... 423 429 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 909 938 number.. 54 042 52 522 Beef cows ..................farms.. 671 616 number.. 20 490 16 508 Milk cows ..................farms.. 170 227 number.. 8 082 9 493 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 895 934 number.. 26 015 25 644 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 79 number.. 4 002 3 652 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 61 73 number.. 9 968 13 087 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 23 number.. 926 527 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 69 95 number.. 49 032 79 177 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 118 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 7 acres.. 389 92 bushels.. 30 834 5 165 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 25 18 acres.. 799 518 tons, green.. 11 156 6 897 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 9 2 acres.. 277 (D) bushels.. 15 706 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 6 acres.. 474 156 bushels.. 16 808 4 629 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 78 bushels.. (D) 1 560 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 760 735 acres.. 49 972 43 956 tons, dry.. 76 507 72 245 @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. .