1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LIVINGSTON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 717 801 Land in farms ..................acres.. 270 576 271 864 Average size of farm .......acres.. 377 339 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 279 439 177 233 Average per acre .........dollars.. 793 516 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 877 33 807 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 96 107 50 to 179 acres ..................... 234 263 180 to 499 acres .................... 214 247 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 673 765 acres.. 212 552 211 828 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 622 734 acres.. 158 053 152 531 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 7 acres.. 631 782 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 535 31 209 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 376 38 962 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 583 21 440 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 951 9 768 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 108 143 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 187 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 106 127 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 76 $100,000 or more .................... 82 78 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 456 21 638 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 319 27 047 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 717 800 $1,000.. 9 524 9 387 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 283 11 734 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 418 453 Other ............................... 299 348 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 369 396 200 days or more ................... 258 269 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 363 425 number.. 18 633 23 423 Beef cows ..................farms.. 306 374 number.. 8 832 10 926 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 30 number.. 503 357 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 355 440 number.. 10 800 13 647 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 104 116 number.. 17 548 16 846 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 104 116 number.. 34 021 28 830 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 27 number.. 627 1 214 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 48 number.. (D) 1 792 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 228 282 acres.. 17 834 14 944 bushels.. 2 017 828 1 517 898 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 33 26 acres.. 1 076 462 tons, green.. 14 060 6 111 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 97 100 acres.. 7 969 6 583 bushels.. 746 581 579 372 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 275 71 acres.. 20 548 4 456 bushels.. 942 186 166 986 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 453 572 acres.. 94 335 107 491 bushels.. 3 115 557 3 760 241 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 382 432 acres.. 19 997 20 630 tons, dry.. 35 175 36 209 @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. .