1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HENRY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 952 1 005 Land in farms ..................acres.. 321 181 310 508 Average size of farm .......acres.. 337 309 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 226 102 179 533 Average per acre .........dollars.. 652 553 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 955 29 843 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 126 146 50 to 179 acres ..................... 321 321 180 to 499 acres .................... 281 314 500 to 999 acres .................... 123 128 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 846 899 acres.. 232 630 224 172 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 762 796 acres.. 141 813 134 473 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 12 acres.. 675 1 098 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 36 976 32 158 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 840 31 998 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 205 12 104 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 770 20 053 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 145 171 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 102 140 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 168 184 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 226 226 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 131 123 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 86 $100,000 or more .................... 95 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 28 872 23 432 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 328 23 315 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 952 1 005 $1,000.. 8 873 8 777 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 320 8 734 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 518 546 Other ............................... 434 459 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 479 516 200 days or more ................... 331 372 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 710 785 number.. 58 446 53 703 Beef cows ..................farms.. 629 702 number.. 26 860 25 223 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 53 number.. 1 346 1 954 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 699 789 number.. 31 574 29 109 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 111 117 number.. 25 851 25 545 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 110 119 number.. 55 249 42 795 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 10 number.. 424 421 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 46 67 number.. 4 733 23 193 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 178 203 acres.. 15 370 13 988 bushels.. 1 810 514 1 387 803 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 13 16 acres.. 377 952 tons, green.. 5 080 16 296 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 214 257 acres.. 16 069 17 621 bushels.. 1 429 533 1 603 155 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 245 51 acres.. 19 842 3 364 bushels.. 950 143 133 971 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 334 392 acres.. 40 208 44 851 bushels.. 1 344 294 1 430 740 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 627 660 acres.. 51 157 47 125 tons, dry.. 86 790 74 721 @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. .