1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 586 1 731 Land in farms ..................acres.. 296 281 310 558 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 123 170 318 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 182 958 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 360 24 820 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 94 10 to 49 acres ...................... 318 362 50 to 179 acres ..................... 723 767 180 to 499 acres .................... 374 385 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 96 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 444 1 574 acres.. 183 774 181 887 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 263 1 351 acres.. 102 051 95 321 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 27 acres.. 510 1 001 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 503 35 261 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 646 20 370 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 108 7 229 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 395 28 032 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 529 625 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 284 332 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 276 274 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 266 253 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 71 $100,000 or more .................... 78 86 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 709 28 871 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 005 16 679 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 585 1 731 $1,000.. 3 621 6 371 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 285 3 681 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 577 625 Other ............................... 1 009 1 106 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 006 1 115 200 days or more ................... 742 850 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 196 1 273 number.. 49 269 46 987 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 050 1 098 number.. 22 857 20 783 Milk cows ..................farms.. 63 116 number.. 2 684 3 399 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 094 1 246 number.. 23 302 24 365 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 208 283 number.. 65 831 57 071 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 206 293 number.. 118 154 107 571 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 47 number.. 885 924 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 108 150 number.. 8 816 91 989 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 176 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 393 442 acres.. 22 230 21 303 bushels.. 2 525 713 2 001 410 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 75 109 acres.. 1 907 2 322 tons, green.. 28 400 31 318 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 77 107 acres.. 2 810 3 454 bushels.. 197 259 226 352 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 265 295 acres.. 10 831 8 246 bushels.. 418 155 315 699 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 250 240 acres.. 19 435 15 284 bushels.. 706 847 419 750 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 119 1 192 acres.. 48 846 45 111 tons, dry.. 81 474 75 424 @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. .