1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IRON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 284 286 Land in farms ..................acres.. 68 596 67 015 Average size of farm .......acres.. 242 234 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 842 111 601 Average per acre .........dollars.. 585 453 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 581 14 903 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 36 50 to 179 acres ..................... 118 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 249 246 acres.. 30 846 28 423 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 195 175 acres.. 9 137 8 718 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 226 3 937 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 402 13 765 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 188 98 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 038 3 839 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 90 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 43 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 3 5 $100,000 or more .................... 8 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 299 3 288 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 138 11 496 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 284 286 $1,000.. (D) 638 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 2 232 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 101 108 Other ............................... 183 178 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 174 175 200 days or more ................... 127 131 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 233 234 number.. 10 781 9 726 Beef cows ..................farms.. 209 194 number.. 4 801 4 517 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 11 number.. 7 48 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 227 232 number.. 6 330 5 623 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 13 number.. 523 494 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 14 number.. 1 597 1 403 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 4 number.. 369 367 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 33 number.. (D) 122 917 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 4 acres.. 19 106 bushels.. 1 350 (D) Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 190 173 acres.. 9 023 8 548 tons, dry.. 13 233 14 426 @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. .