1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HARRISON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 860 924 Land in farms ..................acres.. 399 193 381 735 Average size of farm .......acres.. 464 413 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 873 170 538 Average per acre .........dollars.. 496 435 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 909 29 927 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 212 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 301 312 500 to 999 acres .................... 151 169 1,000 acres or more ................. 92 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 797 852 acres.. 274 411 266 427 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 712 793 acres.. 155 730 152 139 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 3 acres.. 1 329 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 654 37 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 784 40 464 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 687 18 145 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 967 19 244 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 123 113 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 149 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 188 199 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 130 170 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 109 120 $100,000 or more .................... 84 77 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 881 25 968 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 908 28 073 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 860 925 $1,000.. 7 174 11 653 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 342 12 598 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 509 576 Other ............................... 351 348 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 419 460 200 days or more ................... 277 279 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 569 621 number.. 45 420 53 509 Beef cows ..................farms.. 537 548 number.. 25 078 27 060 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 53 number.. 443 669 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 567 620 number.. 27 233 31 725 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 90 143 number.. 20 438 24 410 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 96 143 number.. 50 051 58 010 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 38 number.. 1 853 1 788 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 61 number.. 1 183 4 049 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 360 474 acres.. 46 693 36 872 bushels.. 5 520 232 3 955 823 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 24 18 acres.. 671 596 tons, green.. 6 209 9 859 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 41 32 acres.. 2 061 1 830 bushels.. 150 711 162 555 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 100 60 acres.. 7 261 1 786 bushels.. 277 880 65 410 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 368 505 acres.. 53 884 66 265 bushels.. 1 853 988 2 377 299 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 561 599 acres.. 48 737 47 823 tons, dry.. 93 018 84 415 @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. .