1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEWIS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 662 721 Land in farms ..................acres.. 249 046 256 049 Average size of farm .......acres.. 376 355 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 243 174 545 Average per acre .........dollars.. 604 496 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 631 39 558 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 93 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 208 227 180 to 499 acres .................... 195 230 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 613 660 acres.. 184 749 182 467 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 560 617 acres.. 129 881 131 160 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 7 acres.. 656 504 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 251 30 138 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 249 41 801 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 874 18 012 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 376 12 126 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 133 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 109 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 92 $100,000 or more .................... 94 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 507 23 648 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 552 32 799 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 662 721 $1,000.. 7 337 5 779 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 083 8 015 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 380 410 Other ............................... 282 311 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 336 363 200 days or more ................... 238 244 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 359 362 number.. 23 294 23 029 Beef cows ..................farms.. 301 314 number.. 11 023 10 859 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 31 number.. 418 369 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 345 358 number.. 13 850 13 772 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 130 148 number.. 33 737 27 481 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 139 154 number.. 63 724 49 797 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 33 number.. 1 246 1 440 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 52 number.. 1 727 1 403 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 353 436 acres.. 44 299 39 078 bushels.. 5 394 790 4 052 454 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 42 22 acres.. 1 615 961 tons, green.. 24 965 14 338 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 29 29 acres.. 2 035 1 052 bushels.. 186 775 88 052 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 251 148 acres.. 15 308 5 897 bushels.. 703 699 231 641 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 365 480 acres.. 50 383 68 569 bushels.. 1 899 487 2 160 009 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 325 330 acres.. 18 427 16 574 tons, dry.. 40 706 33 774 @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. .