1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 757 905 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 196 145 529 Average size of farm .......acres.. 177 161 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 323 570 236 031 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 763 1 396 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 951 26 204 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 276 328 50 to 179 acres ..................... 237 317 180 to 499 acres .................... 124 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 648 772 acres.. 105 777 100 266 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 553 651 acres.. 76 637 69 691 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 29 acres.. 833 843 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 004 20 956 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 352 23 156 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 830 13 014 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 174 7 942 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 251 306 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 122 170 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 116 154 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 45 $100,000 or more .................... 52 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 581 16 851 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 867 18 599 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 757 906 $1,000.. 6 447 4 482 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 517 4 947 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 302 328 Other ............................... 455 577 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 426 545 200 days or more ................... 342 425 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 403 480 number.. 17 347 19 087 Beef cows ..................farms.. 327 408 number.. 6 716 8 316 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 19 number.. 407 608 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 384 498 number.. 10 337 12 452 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 32 41 number.. 2 698 4 633 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 48 number.. 4 508 8 209 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 14 number.. 98 297 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 66 number.. 662 2 077 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 107 151 acres.. 11 167 10 853 bushels.. 1 472 773 1 104 603 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 13 9 acres.. 447 502 tons, green.. 7 300 8 988 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 27 54 acres.. 2 394 3 141 bushels.. 234 981 228 478 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 116 52 acres.. 12 469 2 796 bushels.. 617 421 105 065 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 189 260 acres.. 35 371 36 417 bushels.. 1 474 301 1 199 663 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 384 438 acres.. 16 434 17 902 tons, dry.. 27 973 31 821 @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. .