1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 648 724 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 595 129 536 Average size of farm .......acres.. 185 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 259 646 175 481 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 441 1 022 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 933 21 646 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 144 168 50 to 179 acres ..................... 281 311 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 155 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 562 652 acres.. 60 097 68 717 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 471 550 acres.. 35 177 35 918 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 19 acres.. 172 344 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 722 8 701 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 546 12 018 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 842 3 005 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 879 5 696 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 253 298 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 143 146 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 24 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 21 $100,000 or more .................... 23 17 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 240 7 813 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 716 10 791 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 648 724 $1,000.. 1 856 890 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 865 1 229 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 261 250 Other ............................... 387 474 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 381 463 200 days or more ................... 292 352 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 422 466 number.. 16 258 14 414 Beef cows ..................farms.. 362 405 number.. 7 015 6 382 Milk cows ..................farms.. 31 39 number.. 2 104 1 323 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 379 434 number.. 6 754 7 760 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 59 number.. 3 127 2 795 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 61 number.. 4 423 5 936 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 134 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 71 number.. 1 678 2 995 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 67 102 acres.. 4 902 4 253 bushels.. 517 486 360 133 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 19 23 acres.. 962 633 tons, green.. 10 712 9 630 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 22 37 acres.. 628 931 bushels.. 46 725 63 589 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 79 83 acres.. 3 422 2 628 bushels.. 130 597 89 624 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 82 110 acres.. 7 389 9 014 bushels.. 250 900 221 755 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 397 481 acres.. 18 984 18 379 tons, dry.. 31 438 30 551 @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. .