1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 312 1 465 Land in farms ..................acres.. 356 164 352 054 Average size of farm .......acres.. 271 240 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 259 284 203 231 Average per acre .........dollars.. 992 835 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 180 39 239 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 80 90 10 to 49 acres ...................... 277 288 50 to 179 acres ..................... 430 494 180 to 499 acres .................... 316 391 500 to 999 acres .................... 139 150 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 179 1 344 acres.. 290 527 279 016 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 102 1 255 acres.. 231 421 202 676 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 16 acres.. 2 757 1 900 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 83 405 71 338 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 571 48 695 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 358 31 032 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 047 40 306 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 240 262 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 154 170 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 172 220 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 210 250 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 168 207 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 140 184 $100,000 or more .................... 228 172 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 686 55 308 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 254 37 753 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 312 1 465 $1,000.. 23 043 16 308 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 564 11 132 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 712 810 Other ............................... 600 655 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 670 775 200 days or more ................... 493 542 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 800 905 number.. 48 525 47 802 Beef cows ..................farms.. 683 745 number.. 18 530 16 816 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 69 number.. 1 721 2 124 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 764 899 number.. 29 170 31 830 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 281 340 number.. 103 655 100 679 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 292 362 number.. 191 164 171 585 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 24 number.. 772 554 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 52 76 number.. 1 258 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 661 814 acres.. 82 080 66 752 bushels.. 10 975 633 7 500 499 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 78 96 acres.. 2 541 2 561 tons, green.. 39 070 38 769 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 40 36 acres.. 1 232 1 117 bushels.. 114 794 69 725 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 472 256 acres.. 28 223 9 930 bushels.. 1 347 885 491 278 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 727 893 acres.. 96 364 97 026 bushels.. 4 112 572 3 330 396 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 742 813 acres.. 29 222 28 213 tons, dry.. 59 646 57 175 @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. .