1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JASPER COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 317 1 418 Land in farms ..................acres.. 281 327 275 511 Average size of farm .......acres.. 214 194 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 179 536 136 426 Average per acre .........dollars.. 821 684 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 329 22 736 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 66 86 10 to 49 acres ...................... 300 350 50 to 179 acres ..................... 526 526 180 to 499 acres .................... 285 327 500 to 999 acres .................... 102 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 138 1 149 acres.. 202 661 191 385 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 945 949 acres.. 114 891 112 414 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 38 acres.. 2 929 4 538 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 212 42 389 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 719 29 893 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 456 15 588 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 756 26 801 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 369 413 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 227 250 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 233 240 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 211 240 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 105 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 85 $100,000 or more .................... 95 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 819 36 301 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 347 25 582 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 317 1 419 $1,000.. 8 799 6 963 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 681 4 907 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 576 607 Other ............................... 741 811 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 789 848 200 days or more ................... 575 640 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 031 1 127 number.. 54 093 51 855 Beef cows ..................farms.. 897 930 number.. 25 101 22 840 Milk cows ..................farms.. 79 100 number.. 3 821 4 010 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 997 1 095 number.. 23 708 28 092 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 66 93 number.. 6 007 4 860 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 94 number.. 13 718 10 970 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 29 number.. 918 606 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 48 98 number.. 293 775 244 941 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 62 51 acres.. 5 494 2 763 bushels.. 732 136 332 759 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 8 9 acres.. 539 439 tons, green.. 5 550 6 105 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 142 225 acres.. 9 188 13 458 bushels.. 762 644 963 944 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 262 215 acres.. 31 964 16 204 bushels.. 1 413 085 555 286 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 230 311 acres.. 27 125 40 129 bushels.. 760 732 963 075 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 815 775 acres.. 49 029 39 909 tons, dry.. 89 069 68 960 @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. .