1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DE KALB COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 725 772 Land in farms ..................acres.. 210 829 223 957 Average size of farm .......acres.. 291 290 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 366 157 022 Average per acre .........dollars.. 573 512 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 775 33 427 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 242 262 180 to 499 acres .................... 216 252 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 661 714 acres.. 162 357 168 674 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 588 656 acres.. 91 923 99 436 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 1 acres.. 309 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 474 26 623 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 515 34 486 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 053 10 806 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 421 15 817 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 113 128 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 153 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 109 109 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 95 $100,000 or more .................... 64 60 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 754 20 763 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 385 26 895 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 725 772 $1,000.. 3 822 6 453 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 271 8 358 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 393 428 Other ............................... 332 344 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 372 400 200 days or more ................... 256 301 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 466 508 number.. 30 967 31 420 Beef cows ..................farms.. 384 419 number.. 13 454 13 913 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 43 number.. 1 368 1 304 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 454 508 number.. 17 711 18 791 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 126 144 number.. 21 507 26 824 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 128 154 number.. 36 712 45 719 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 24 number.. 967 1 024 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 33 number.. 583 1 415 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 252 375 acres.. 22 206 24 589 bushels.. 2 483 550 2 370 859 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 27 33 acres.. 820 1 826 tons, green.. 11 410 24 551 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 50 67 acres.. 3 545 4 098 bushels.. 248 483 334 055 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 99 60 acres.. 5 430 2 170 bushels.. 219 260 84 660 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 287 421 acres.. 32 959 40 929 bushels.. 1 217 841 1 366 805 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 453 466 acres.. 29 071 27 497 tons, dry.. 54 006 52 358 @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. .