1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JOHNSON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 526 1 735 Land in farms ..................acres.. 371 022 395 859 Average size of farm .......acres.. 243 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 198 908 168 787 Average per acre .........dollars.. 802 736 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 728 25 329 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 272 308 50 to 179 acres ..................... 616 689 180 to 499 acres .................... 414 477 500 to 999 acres .................... 136 156 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 390 1 524 acres.. 264 646 271 895 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 240 1 377 acres.. 159 621 155 894 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 14 acres.. 645 362 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 564 47 006 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 722 27 093 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 612 13 655 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 952 33 351 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 314 392 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 229 289 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 278 323 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 332 354 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 149 193 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 101 $100,000 or more .................... 103 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 600 38 124 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 537 21 973 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 526 1 735 $1,000.. 11 106 6 372 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 278 3 673 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 754 822 Other ............................... 772 913 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 827 1 023 200 days or more ................... 606 773 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 104 1 257 number.. 69 565 73 413 Beef cows ..................farms.. 999 1 091 number.. 33 780 33 891 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 96 number.. 1 034 1 729 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 084 1 268 number.. 36 470 40 511 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 165 214 number.. 28 412 33 250 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 172 217 number.. 50 258 57 800 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 37 41 number.. 1 571 1 537 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 89 131 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 191 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 358 415 acres.. 28 280 25 211 bushels.. 3 582 534 2 450 265 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 27 44 acres.. 878 1 236 tons, green.. 12 255 16 899 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 177 268 acres.. 10 152 16 075 bushels.. 874 419 1 304 487 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 255 46 acres.. 12 635 1 568 bushels.. 553 434 62 771 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 447 593 acres.. 43 593 50 926 bushels.. 1 690 730 1 610 542 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 072 1 136 acres.. 68 006 62 140 tons, dry.. 113 129 99 661 @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. .