1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MCDONALD COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 016 1 152 Land in farms ..................acres.. 199 292 201 016 Average size of farm .......acres.. 196 174 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 181 132 648 Average per acre .........dollars.. 885 757 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 350 27 506 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 229 251 50 to 179 acres ..................... 449 503 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 268 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 49 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 822 861 acres.. 90 395 87 064 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 605 646 acres.. 35 782 32 864 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 8 acres.. 405 254 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 724 70 030 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 437 60 790 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 562 628 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 80 162 69 402 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 295 284 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 164 197 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 189 207 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 180 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 68 $100,000 or more .................... 142 146 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 265 59 171 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 079 51 364 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 016 1 152 $1,000.. 7 071 10 402 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 960 9 030 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 442 535 Other ............................... 574 617 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 624 660 200 days or more ................... 463 485 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 849 959 number.. 45 492 47 247 Beef cows ..................farms.. 725 813 number.. 22 867 23 104 Milk cows ..................farms.. 65 98 number.. 1 972 2 848 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 815 970 number.. 23 742 25 042 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 79 number.. 19 461 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 76 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 8 number.. 627 323 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 82 120 number.. 1 893 536 1 704 021 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 81 96 number.. 20 369 857 17 973 727 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 6 5 acres.. 685 137 bushels.. 98 360 10 854 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) 208 tons, green.. (D) 2 555 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 7 acres.. 317 331 bushels.. 8 561 9 434 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 594 622 acres.. 31 574 29 172 tons, dry.. 58 639 49 576 @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. .