1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KNOX COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 587 651 Land in farms ..................acres.. 268 447 292 328 Average size of farm .......acres.. 457 449 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 258 969 217 086 Average per acre .........dollars.. 552 483 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 546 48 447 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 121 142 180 to 499 acres .................... 231 243 500 to 999 acres .................... 103 138 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 62 Total cropland .................farms.. 542 614 acres.. 203 576 221 939 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 501 574 acres.. 122 974 147 500 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. (D) 354 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 030 32 300 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 158 49 617 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 389 16 987 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 640 15 313 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 130 151 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 102 $100,000 or more .................... 96 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 037 25 477 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 313 39 135 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 586 651 $1,000.. 5 866 8 056 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 010 12 375 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 403 482 Other ............................... 184 169 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 234 245 200 days or more ................... 151 154 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 354 419 number.. 26 136 32 350 Beef cows ..................farms.. 315 351 number.. 13 011 14 616 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 45 number.. 784 1 035 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 356 427 number.. 14 977 19 782 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 125 172 number.. 34 932 31 330 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 136 184 number.. 62 680 54 696 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 29 number.. 989 1 237 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 39 number.. (D) 1 319 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 275 393 acres.. 26 938 30 902 bushels.. 3 017 415 2 686 292 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 28 43 acres.. 1 093 1 347 tons, green.. 15 478 17 838 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 40 24 acres.. 2 330 1 097 bushels.. 163 439 82 491 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 160 47 acres.. 7 929 4 303 bushels.. 302 905 203 071 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 383 474 acres.. 57 408 83 987 bushels.. 1 991 271 2 511 096 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 344 389 acres.. 30 368 29 344 tons, dry.. 56 295 46 507 @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. .