1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 013 1 155 Land in farms ..................acres.. 253 281 274 562 Average size of farm .......acres.. 250 238 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 286 317 219 950 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 145 962 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 394 32 908 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 225 243 50 to 179 acres ..................... 336 392 180 to 499 acres .................... 250 292 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 916 1 044 acres.. 189 065 202 672 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 825 957 acres.. 134 540 135 531 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 19 acres.. 974 1 908 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 217 53 370 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 547 46 208 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 717 22 399 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 499 30 970 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 221 288 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 125 140 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 181 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 210 205 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 119 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 96 99 $100,000 or more .................... 134 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 873 42 977 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 295 37 177 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 014 1 156 $1,000.. 10 173 9 711 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 033 8 400 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 490 532 Other ............................... 523 623 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 565 659 200 days or more ................... 414 481 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 567 644 number.. 29 109 30 589 Beef cows ..................farms.. 453 513 number.. 10 313 10 699 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 53 number.. 1 682 1 645 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 541 650 number.. 18 934 21 990 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 267 313 number.. 72 482 69 465 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 281 332 number.. 126 353 113 290 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 39 number.. 927 732 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 74 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 448 532 acres.. 46 858 41 918 bushels.. 5 739 863 4 364 116 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 60 70 acres.. 2 592 2 065 tons, green.. 38 524 30 557 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 60 52 acres.. 4 119 2 804 bushels.. 383 401 237 658 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 364 376 acres.. 26 357 20 252 bushels.. 1 139 239 995 933 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 420 536 acres.. 39 971 50 256 bushels.. 1 388 033 1 430 104 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 508 556 acres.. 18 788 19 733 tons, dry.. 36 098 35 699 @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. .