1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LACLEDE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 272 1 271 Land in farms ..................acres.. 304 560 316 365 Average size of farm .......acres.. 239 249 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 966 151 167 Average per acre .........dollars.. 710 558 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 366 19 361 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 223 198 50 to 179 acres ..................... 478 458 180 to 499 acres .................... 368 397 500 to 999 acres .................... 121 129 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 071 1 066 acres.. 161 295 162 448 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 796 779 acres.. 55 505 52 060 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 45 146 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 702 31 117 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 282 24 482 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 274 991 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 428 30 126 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 300 337 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 209 188 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 245 243 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 255 214 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 97 $100,000 or more .................... 104 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 267 24 746 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 990 19 454 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 273 1 272 $1,000.. 3 658 7 091 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 874 5 575 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 581 595 Other ............................... 691 676 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 680 720 200 days or more ................... 519 515 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 081 1 087 number.. 67 381 68 371 Beef cows ..................farms.. 837 814 number.. 25 603 24 581 Milk cows ..................farms.. 176 229 number.. 9 867 12 031 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 052 1 100 number.. 32 712 34 176 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 79 90 number.. 4 463 5 909 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 69 88 number.. 11 535 12 466 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 19 number.. 954 629 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 61 111 number.. 1 473 2 570 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 26 acres.. 862 1 235 bushels.. 109 519 112 480 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 30 28 acres.. 1 296 901 tons, green.. 17 082 11 388 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 267 bushels.. (D) 13 599 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 11 acres.. 391 311 bushels.. 10 791 11 113 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 475 bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 776 755 acres.. 52 954 46 748 tons, dry.. 96 229 85 628 @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. .