1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HICKORY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 532 587 Land in farms ..................acres.. 174 314 174 007 Average size of farm .......acres.. 328 296 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 082 142 273 Average per acre .........dollars.. 514 504 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 214 19 150 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 177 215 180 to 499 acres .................... 208 221 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 480 515 acres.. 78 583 77 614 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 426 442 acres.. 39 339 36 831 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 235 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 810 12 362 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 717 21 060 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 040 928 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 770 11 435 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 116 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 130 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 35 $100,000 or more .................... 28 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 451 10 403 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 283 17 722 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 532 587 $1,000.. 1 368 2 962 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 572 5 047 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 303 328 Other ............................... 229 259 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 250 288 200 days or more ................... 169 177 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 451 508 number.. 35 549 32 412 Beef cows ..................farms.. 396 437 number.. 14 474 14 832 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 72 number.. 2 173 2 905 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 447 503 number.. 22 720 17 022 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 40 number.. 4 817 5 381 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 36 number.. 11 212 10 507 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 7 number.. 96 114 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 51 number.. 765 1 843 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 17 15 acres.. 502 366 bushels.. 42 525 30 609 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 10 8 acres.. 583 390 tons, green.. 8 519 6 120 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 10 20 acres.. 892 1 421 bushels.. 63 164 90 281 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 10 acres.. 1 084 356 bushels.. 35 181 10 472 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 25 acres.. 1 644 1 330 bushels.. 52 259 39 378 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 413 427 acres.. 34 251 31 186 tons, dry.. 49 677 48 108 @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. .