1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 2 103 2 232 Land in farms ..................acres.. 285 496 289 545 Average size of farm .......acres.. 136 130 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 521 160 981 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 366 1 298 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 046 17 427 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 147 159 10 to 49 acres ...................... 730 739 50 to 179 acres ..................... 796 879 180 to 499 acres .................... 325 355 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 765 1 879 acres.. 182 792 186 830 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 344 1 395 acres.. 82 361 77 796 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 36 acres.. 463 413 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 703 38 743 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 830 17 358 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 318 3 856 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 385 34 887 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 669 699 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 393 445 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 402 412 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 372 370 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 98 $100,000 or more .................... 107 85 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 313 31 019 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 284 13 904 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 2 101 2 231 $1,000.. 4 079 7 605 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 941 3 409 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 797 768 Other ............................... 1 306 1 464 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 283 1 436 200 days or more ................... 1 003 1 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 689 1 824 number.. 87 806 91 515 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 379 1 485 number.. 36 888 36 739 Milk cows ..................farms.. 133 175 number.. 7 932 8 915 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 636 1 832 number.. 44 093 48 872 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 67 number.. 5 287 4 359 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 60 number.. 11 639 7 877 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 36 number.. 847 959 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 76 95 number.. (D) 9 228 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 22 19 acres.. 1 129 616 bushels.. 121 805 46 890 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 19 33 acres.. 1 206 1 629 tons, green.. 15 672 16 405 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 8 acres.. 118 363 bushels.. 5 752 16 926 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 34 acres.. 1 553 1 273 bushels.. 52 992 54 759 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 14 12 acres.. 1 052 600 bushels.. 28 915 14 956 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 283 1 317 acres.. 76 988 66 930 tons, dry.. 137 005 123 106 @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. .