1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARIES COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 813 834 Land in farms ..................acres.. 233 304 232 689 Average size of farm .......acres.. 287 279 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 140 131 504 Average per acre .........dollars.. 474 418 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 062 19 400 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 270 278 180 to 499 acres .................... 290 284 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 690 731 acres.. 102 625 95 498 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 573 606 acres.. 40 458 36 630 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 5 acres.. 83 46 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 127 14 334 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 067 17 187 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 215 1 012 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 913 13 322 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 211 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 153 140 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 171 172 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 182 182 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 64 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 36 38 $100,000 or more .................... 38 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 937 11 487 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 602 13 773 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 813 834 $1,000.. 1 445 2 242 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 777 2 689 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 367 345 Other ............................... 446 489 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 481 523 200 days or more ................... 349 373 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 686 694 number.. 43 016 39 058 Beef cows ..................farms.. 618 605 number.. 21 320 19 633 Milk cows ..................farms.. 40 63 number.. 1 113 860 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 680 693 number.. 21 234 21 505 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 119 145 number.. 20 091 18 818 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 121 143 number.. 56 020 40 654 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 15 number.. 347 202 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 47 92 number.. (D) 4 244 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 67 acres.. 2 172 2 460 bushels.. 219 687 180 313 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 12 19 acres.. 320 339 tons, green.. 3 205 4 125 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 29 acres.. 294 661 bushels.. 28 453 44 818 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 47 51 acres.. 1 624 1 070 bushels.. 53 233 31 916 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 11 11 acres.. 562 311 bushels.. 18 129 8 843 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 549 563 acres.. 33 746 25 407 tons, dry.. 50 630 39 352 @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. .