1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DUNKLIN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 537 684 Land in farms ..................acres.. 288 810 305 194 Average size of farm .......acres.. 538 446 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 566 760 436 162 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 100 960 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 780 64 666 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 91 50 to 179 acres ..................... 105 142 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 155 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 180 1,000 acres or more ................. 103 77 Total cropland .................farms.. 522 661 acres.. 283 671 294 185 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 504 645 acres.. 256 649 238 497 Irrigated land .................farms.. 184 117 acres.. 47 280 21 619 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 82 508 64 822 Average per farm .........dollars.. 153 646 94 769 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 81 244 63 526 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 264 1 296 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 122 $100,000 or more .................... 233 226 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 702 44 105 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 591 64 481 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 537 684 $1,000.. 23 640 21 331 Average per farm..........dollars.. 44 023 31 185 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 395 511 Other ............................... 142 173 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 200 253 200 days or more ................... 99 128 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 51 70 number.. 2 051 2 211 Beef cows ..................farms.. 36 57 number.. 487 1 013 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 4 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 51 71 number.. 1 595 1 768 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 30 number.. 880 1 971 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 17 30 number.. 1 578 3 342 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) 204 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 79 47 acres.. 10 025 4 389 bushels.. 1 482 459 571 682 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 436 tons, green.. 0 7 600 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 214 367 acres.. 21 788 29 208 bushels.. 1 699 086 2 191 950 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 211 392 acres.. 25 433 41 782 bushels.. 1 021 902 1 570 791 Cotton .......................farms.. 364 454 acres.. 126 863 92 466 bales.. 198 962 146 659 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 380 514 acres.. 76 327 83 709 bushels.. 2 276 640 1 734 978 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 25 35 acres.. (D) 1 155 tons, dry.. (D) 1 462 @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. .