1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DOUGLAS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 187 1 218 Land in farms ..................acres.. 300 970 295 392 Average size of farm .......acres.. 254 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 421 126 388 Average per acre .........dollars.. 595 537 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 128 15 596 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 183 131 50 to 179 acres ..................... 394 490 180 to 499 acres .................... 434 425 500 to 999 acres .................... 106 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 977 962 acres.. 131 362 123 550 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 714 710 acres.. 38 131 35 770 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 68 90 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 886 27 808 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 178 22 831 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 750 885 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 136 26 923 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 304 300 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 182 201 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 225 232 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 211 199 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 100 $100,000 or more .................... 75 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 961 22 805 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 556 18 738 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 187 1 217 $1,000.. 3 224 6 173 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 716 5 072 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 629 620 Other ............................... 558 598 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 604 650 200 days or more ................... 418 442 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 045 1 062 number.. 65 290 59 215 Beef cows ..................farms.. 773 761 number.. 23 875 21 619 Milk cows ..................farms.. 208 260 number.. 9 181 10 028 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 024 1 069 number.. 34 436 31 992 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 78 number.. 2 279 2 892 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 74 number.. 4 990 8 866 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 7 number.. 177 77 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 78 115 number.. 1 665 2 306 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 1 acres.. 47 (D) bushels.. 2 700 (D) Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 4 4 acres.. 185 90 tons, green.. 2 300 820 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 113 bushels.. 0 4 020 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 93 bushels.. (D) 4 985 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 703 690 acres.. 37 191 32 465 tons, dry.. 62 743 53 184 @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. .