1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GENTRY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 624 691 Land in farms ..................acres.. 245 827 245 330 Average size of farm .......acres.. 394 355 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 753 174 379 Average per acre .........dollars.. 551 522 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 328 30 147 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 193 180 to 499 acres .................... 218 234 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 109 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 570 642 acres.. 192 869 196 213 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 515 580 acres.. 110 432 111 472 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 1 acres.. 4 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 998 29 153 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 677 42 190 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 043 13 747 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 955 15 406 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 179 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 99 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 94 $100,000 or more .................... 98 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 440 22 474 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 166 32 524 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 624 691 $1,000.. 5 553 5 811 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 899 8 409 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 339 443 Other ............................... 285 248 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 321 319 200 days or more ................... 225 209 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 420 447 number.. 31 631 34 101 Beef cows ..................farms.. 378 397 number.. 16 661 16 493 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 25 number.. 333 482 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 428 462 number.. 19 898 19 910 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 142 134 number.. 38 335 32 081 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 146 139 number.. 76 444 62 255 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 23 number.. 882 1 049 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 26 number.. (D) 1 562 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 285 353 acres.. 29 569 26 878 bushels.. 3 131 151 2 704 568 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 13 22 acres.. 639 615 tons, green.. 8 698 11 552 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 37 50 acres.. 2 518 2 896 bushels.. 195 893 237 425 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 114 113 acres.. 6 016 4 034 bushels.. 200 022 164 861 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 323 426 acres.. 42 818 51 258 bushels.. 1 438 119 1 777 558 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 393 400 acres.. 32 863 27 775 tons, dry.. 62 137 56 356 @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. .