1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MACON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 127 1 172 Land in farms ..................acres.. 381 934 393 363 Average size of farm .......acres.. 339 336 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 131 163 633 Average per acre .........dollars.. 523 466 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 602 31 719 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 131 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 390 405 180 to 499 acres .................... 333 378 500 to 999 acres .................... 154 165 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 019 1 059 acres.. 260 353 264 041 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 901 986 acres.. 154 933 160 722 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 5 acres.. 122 280 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 675 37 732 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 993 32 194 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 156 17 205 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 519 20 526 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 242 208 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 131 150 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 186 205 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 255 258 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 145 149 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 96 122 $100,000 or more .................... 72 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 110 26 992 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 168 23 051 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 127 1 171 $1,000.. 7 027 11 545 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 235 9 859 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 539 607 Other ............................... 588 565 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 611 651 200 days or more ................... 462 473 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 717 794 number.. 43 292 48 027 Beef cows ..................farms.. 643 691 number.. 22 385 23 826 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 63 number.. 492 710 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 710 803 number.. 24 016 29 494 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 163 195 number.. 27 336 31 445 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 167 199 number.. 50 250 58 441 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 58 66 number.. 3 488 1 824 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 74 number.. 1 050 2 157 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 1 018 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 300 391 acres.. 25 079 22 578 bushels.. 2 716 066 2 319 315 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 21 21 acres.. 493 501 tons, green.. 5 864 6 043 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 56 63 acres.. 3 203 2 762 bushels.. 226 938 234 907 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 193 92 acres.. 10 416 4 517 bushels.. 366 948 182 395 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 482 590 acres.. 67 453 82 578 bushels.. 2 095 763 2 685 256 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 687 758 acres.. 53 664 50 623 tons, dry.. 85 626 77 588 @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. .