1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DENT COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 702 731 Land in farms ..................acres.. 219 440 221 327 Average size of farm .......acres.. 313 303 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 289 135 975 Average per acre .........dollars.. 526 450 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 620 14 183 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 238 260 180 to 499 acres .................... 229 251 500 to 999 acres .................... 97 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 604 639 acres.. 97 424 91 409 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 446 468 acres.. 24 651 21 755 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 224 10 212 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 988 13 970 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 749 615 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 475 9 597 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 147 181 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 128 141 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 165 161 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 161 141 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 24 33 $100,000 or more .................... 15 12 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 903 7 648 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 956 10 463 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 702 731 $1,000.. 1 593 2 535 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 269 3 468 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 297 302 Other ............................... 405 429 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 432 434 200 days or more ................... 309 282 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 593 597 number.. 35 000 33 589 Beef cows ..................farms.. 540 540 number.. 18 505 17 684 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 31 number.. 400 436 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 603 627 number.. 19 171 20 240 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 45 number.. 4 808 5 723 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 41 number.. 11 716 12 593 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 13 number.. 244 389 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 42 number.. (D) 730 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 32 acres.. 285 1 011 bushels.. 26 908 73 985 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 102 tons, green.. (D) 1 285 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 2 11 acres.. (D) 232 bushels.. (D) 9 913 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 14 acres.. 77 479 bushels.. 2 930 17 682 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 14 acres.. 206 595 bushels.. 6 262 18 404 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 432 450 acres.. 23 381 19 012 tons, dry.. 42 985 29 793 @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. .