1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOLT COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 518 633 Land in farms ..................acres.. 232 592 259 687 Average size of farm .......acres.. 449 410 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 410 860 282 779 Average per acre .........dollars.. 919 716 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 854 62 211 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 159 230 500 to 999 acres .................... 86 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 483 597 acres.. 201 576 227 962 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 464 576 acres.. 175 493 171 060 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 28 acres.. 8 721 5 083 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 475 38 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 721 61 503 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 492 28 401 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 983 10 531 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 26 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 105 $100,000 or more .................... 149 115 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 908 26 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 598 41 946 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 518 634 $1,000.. 12 536 12 193 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 201 19 233 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 346 461 Other ............................... 172 172 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 227 280 200 days or more ................... 141 138 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 190 241 number.. 11 089 14 148 Beef cows ..................farms.. 157 214 number.. (D) 6 130 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 4 number.. (D) 134 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 188 246 number.. 9 177 12 262 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 89 98 number.. 20 602 18 791 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 94 108 number.. 36 650 35 925 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 24 number.. 543 816 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 25 number.. (D) 1 405 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 377 473 acres.. 80 779 64 695 bushels.. 10 089 136 6 775 540 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 6 16 acres.. 369 393 tons, green.. 4 808 3 816 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 15 14 acres.. 1 043 1 158 bushels.. 79 797 74 650 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 62 44 acres.. 3 429 2 208 bushels.. 139 000 81 345 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 401 516 acres.. 86 141 98 825 bushels.. 3 159 611 3 333 024 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 173 199 acres.. 5 810 5 983 tons, dry.. 16 240 16 005 @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. .