1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAWRENCE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 668 1 757 Land in farms ..................acres.. 332 910 317 276 Average size of farm .......acres.. 200 181 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 190 017 132 285 Average per acre .........dollars.. 873 763 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 779 25 573 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 410 410 50 to 179 acres ..................... 656 731 180 to 499 acres .................... 397 422 500 to 999 acres .................... 110 92 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 27 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 434 1 503 acres.. 236 747 207 962 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 174 1 192 acres.. 110 058 95 631 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 23 acres.. 762 734 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 76 904 58 339 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 105 33 204 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 630 4 816 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 70 274 53 523 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 360 398 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 274 295 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 300 322 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 336 380 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 146 158 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 104 93 $100,000 or more .................... 148 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 822 50 830 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 860 28 947 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 668 1 756 $1,000.. 8 263 8 811 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 954 5 018 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 785 839 Other ............................... 883 918 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 968 1 013 200 days or more ................... 707 730 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 415 1 476 number.. 99 103 94 937 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 152 1 173 number.. 40 352 37 084 Milk cows ..................farms.. 183 216 number.. 9 657 10 498 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 378 1 493 number.. 50 370 48 092 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 83 125 number.. 8 937 7 915 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 80 115 number.. 17 238 16 272 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 27 number.. 1 005 854 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 58 92 number.. (D) 18 564 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 68 34 acres.. 3 076 806 bushels.. 352 636 72 981 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 22 21 acres.. 709 542 tons, green.. 10 159 5 886 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 55 48 acres.. 3 185 2 861 bushels.. 219 849 137 959 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 146 134 acres.. 10 124 5 977 bushels.. 422 549 185 246 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 106 94 acres.. 7 033 5 664 bushels.. 212 035 144 481 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 118 1 094 acres.. 83 965 68 680 tons, dry.. 168 137 125 754 @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. .