1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GASCONADE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 816 846 Land in farms ..................acres.. 196 959 208 982 Average size of farm .......acres.. 241 247 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 164 558 160 195 Average per acre .........dollars.. 756 637 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 647 19 449 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 70 50 to 179 acres ..................... 311 331 180 to 499 acres .................... 307 326 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 68 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 757 782 acres.. 98 011 98 095 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 685 702 acres.. 50 387 46 829 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 12 acres.. 289 359 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 672 13 459 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 980 15 908 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 228 2 327 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 444 11 132 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 229 260 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 156 163 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 170 160 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 27 $100,000 or more .................... 35 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 110 11 027 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 616 13 049 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 816 845 $1,000.. 2 353 3 173 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 884 3 756 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 355 347 Other ............................... 461 499 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 489 528 200 days or more ................... 357 365 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 620 640 number.. 28 323 27 883 Beef cows ..................farms.. 570 575 number.. 14 279 13 178 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 42 number.. 644 910 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 598 642 number.. 12 210 13 509 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 100 126 number.. 29 086 22 222 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 108 130 number.. 55 548 41 718 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 20 number.. 471 566 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 72 number.. 5 982 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 177 221 acres.. 9 047 8 584 bushels.. 921 623 729 068 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 34 46 acres.. 521 602 tons, green.. 6 119 5 897 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 64 79 acres.. 2 095 2 528 bushels.. 123 443 151 701 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 146 124 acres.. 3 542 2 161 bushels.. 118 165 77 933 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 127 115 acres.. 7 099 4 963 bushels.. 256 356 137 740 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 617 639 acres.. 29 165 27 680 tons, dry.. 47 204 44 081 @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. .