1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 380 410 Land in farms ..................acres.. 111 549 111 007 Average size of farm .......acres.. 294 271 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 098 131 460 Average per acre .........dollars.. 619 455 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 047 16 038 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 35 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 162 171 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 342 355 acres.. 46 468 41 555 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 258 282 acres.. 18 358 14 823 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 2 acres.. 31 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 339 11 267 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 313 27 481 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 433 252 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 906 11 016 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 118 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 91 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 55 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 12 $100,000 or more .................... 14 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 252 10 075 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 452 24 514 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 380 411 $1,000.. 1 323 1 605 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 481 3 906 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 149 159 Other ............................... 231 251 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 240 250 200 days or more ................... 180 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 313 326 number.. 18 034 18 588 Beef cows ..................farms.. 278 298 number.. 8 944 8 495 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 14 number.. 15 32 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 298 326 number.. 10 586 20 200 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 45 number.. 11 636 11 928 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 44 number.. 22 198 21 873 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 8 number.. 163 299 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 41 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 9 14 acres.. 184 172 bushels.. 14 716 12 860 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 14 12 acres.. 701 612 bushels.. 39 440 36 929 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 11 acres.. 218 351 bushels.. 6 608 15 900 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 5 11 acres.. 201 511 bushels.. 7 540 10 382 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 247 272 acres.. 17 035 12 958 tons, dry.. 22 615 17 925 @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. .