1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HOWELL COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 706 1 751 Land in farms ..................acres.. 372 292 380 185 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 217 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 354 111 472 Average per acre .........dollars.. 623 528 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 272 14 460 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 83 10 to 49 acres ...................... 349 358 50 to 179 acres ..................... 694 708 180 to 499 acres .................... 475 462 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 369 1 415 acres.. 163 428 158 512 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 960 980 acres.. 48 781 44 118 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 20 acres.. 17 235 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 575 38 560 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 197 22 022 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 246 1 400 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 329 37 160 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 444 507 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 291 308 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 323 312 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 306 322 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 162 141 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 87 $100,000 or more .................... 81 74 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 998 32 319 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 503 18 458 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 707 1 751 $1,000.. 4 299 6 240 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 519 3 564 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 694 732 Other ............................... 1 012 1 019 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 057 1 100 200 days or more ................... 792 794 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 457 1 464 number.. 86 188 83 418 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 114 1 108 number.. 33 559 33 010 Milk cows ..................farms.. 181 208 number.. 6 925 6 991 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 426 1 448 number.. 49 977 54 697 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 152 235 number.. 14 733 16 807 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 148 208 number.. 36 672 41 125 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 21 number.. 757 785 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 110 184 number.. 92 736 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 12 acres.. 171 451 bushels.. 19 457 36 750 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 13 8 acres.. 368 223 tons, green.. 4 503 2 521 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 430 bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 37 acres.. 278 1 226 bushels.. 9 611 43 658 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 2 acres.. 38 (D) bushels.. 1 194 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 920 901 acres.. 46 318 35 006 tons, dry.. 80 826 66 572 @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. .