1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARION COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 702 770 Land in farms ..................acres.. 219 894 233 718 Average size of farm .......acres.. 313 304 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 548 190 126 Average per acre .........dollars.. 781 606 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 807 41 265 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 236 247 180 to 499 acres .................... 215 226 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 111 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 637 691 acres.. 161 919 171 633 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 585 650 acres.. 119 603 121 632 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 21 acres.. 2 521 1 732 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 376 31 284 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 544 40 629 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 909 15 732 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 467 15 552 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 80 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 139 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 153 167 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 106 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 85 $100,000 or more .................... 83 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 011 24 464 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 053 31 772 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 702 770 $1,000.. 7 586 7 698 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 806 9 997 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 379 463 Other ............................... 323 307 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 376 403 200 days or more ................... 261 263 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 412 484 number.. 22 757 26 555 Beef cows ..................farms.. 340 402 number.. 9 727 10 452 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 46 number.. 1 228 1 348 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 406 480 number.. 12 405 14 216 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 136 190 number.. 31 576 38 314 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 146 201 number.. 58 957 67 306 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 56 number.. 1 376 1 578 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 57 number.. 824 1 325 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 351 406 acres.. 35 482 29 701 bushels.. 4 498 275 3 100 550 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 41 47 acres.. 1 125 1 388 tons, green.. 15 950 15 658 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 56 83 acres.. 3 085 2 921 bushels.. 270 162 229 523 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 298 282 acres.. 19 852 12 520 bushels.. 930 927 536 277 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 394 493 acres.. 45 548 60 704 bushels.. 1 748 802 1 910 173 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 389 407 acres.. 18 368 16 043 tons, dry.. 35 106 34 493 @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. .