1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRUNDY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 618 650 Land in farms ..................acres.. 226 336 223 823 Average size of farm .......acres.. 366 344 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 681 177 516 Average per acre .........dollars.. 657 528 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 964 33 423 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 179 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 184 216 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 560 596 acres.. 175 233 175 927 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 507 556 acres.. 117 333 117 263 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 433 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 566 27 922 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 988 42 956 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 769 16 492 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 797 11 430 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 110 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 78 $100,000 or more .................... 77 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 071 20 201 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 860 31 030 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 618 651 $1,000.. 6 880 9 546 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 133 14 664 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 352 388 Other ............................... 266 262 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 316 306 200 days or more ................... 229 209 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 348 396 number.. 21 655 21 501 Beef cows ..................farms.. 291 320 number.. 11 217 9 701 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 42 number.. 474 740 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 337 388 number.. 11 391 11 930 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 98 144 number.. 17 880 26 089 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 100 149 number.. 34 654 49 785 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 34 number.. 828 1 041 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 50 number.. 989 2 585 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 282 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 163 213 acres.. 14 228 13 512 bushels.. 1 510 775 1 416 965 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 22 32 acres.. 695 813 tons, green.. 8 502 7 539 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 82 96 acres.. 6 348 5 125 bushels.. 527 338 440 168 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 136 21 acres.. 10 454 1 562 bushels.. 392 035 70 071 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 304 388 acres.. 65 845 76 630 bushels.. 2 240 821 2 710 425 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 343 366 acres.. 22 280 20 429 tons, dry.. 38 607 40 496 @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. .