1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOWARD COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 687 738 Land in farms ..................acres.. 238 909 243 920 Average size of farm .......acres.. 348 331 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 254 501 184 159 Average per acre .........dollars.. 723 558 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 180 31 169 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 209 247 180 to 499 acres .................... 217 243 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 111 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 640 688 acres.. 169 317 172 349 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 586 628 acres.. 104 282 98 087 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 2 068 998 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 927 26 186 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 651 35 483 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 496 12 912 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 431 13 274 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 145 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 138 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 107 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 75 $100,000 or more .................... 80 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 536 21 625 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 803 29 342 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 687 737 $1,000.. 6 036 4 641 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 787 6 297 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 357 388 Other ............................... 330 350 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 368 390 200 days or more ................... 264 273 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 407 460 number.. 26 014 29 981 Beef cows ..................farms.. 362 391 number.. 12 680 13 085 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 24 number.. 203 361 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 410 471 number.. 14 716 19 443 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 113 133 number.. 22 298 24 491 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 114 138 number.. 39 494 41 230 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 17 number.. 923 610 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 52 number.. 682 1 662 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 262 327 acres.. 31 048 28 199 bushels.. 3 833 796 3 078 572 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 21 27 acres.. 656 976 tons, green.. 8 530 12 766 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 11 24 acres.. 811 1 333 bushels.. 67 160 106 939 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 204 156 acres.. 15 943 7 176 bushels.. 665 858 285 133 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 283 321 acres.. 35 056 39 851 bushels.. 1 260 315 1 319 496 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 376 432 acres.. 23 235 21 643 tons, dry.. 40 832 36 076 @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. .