1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MILLER COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 080 1 091 Land in farms ..................acres.. 242 018 233 057 Average size of farm .......acres.. 224 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 670 102 044 Average per acre .........dollars.. 623 523 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 535 15 846 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 450 471 180 to 499 acres .................... 350 354 500 to 999 acres .................... 86 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 914 905 acres.. 120 250 100 884 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 758 731 acres.. 44 941 39 184 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 5 acres.. 222 207 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 995 37 942 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 069 34 777 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 780 1 404 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 51 215 36 538 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 233 252 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 179 181 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 211 221 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 218 200 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 59 $100,000 or more .................... 107 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 044 32 499 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 559 29 761 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 080 1 092 $1,000.. 6 864 3 402 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 356 3 115 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 503 482 Other ............................... 577 609 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 609 659 200 days or more ................... 444 487 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 917 890 number.. 49 413 41 607 Beef cows ..................farms.. 812 758 number.. 25 559 20 329 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 57 number.. 599 518 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 897 892 number.. 23 774 26 573 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 164 205 number.. 60 555 38 133 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 175 208 number.. 155 587 71 817 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 18 number.. 586 659 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 84 number.. 871 2 050 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 90 94 acres.. 3 779 3 215 bushels.. 458 497 314 812 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 26 23 acres.. 358 273 tons, green.. 5 069 4 680 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 8 21 acres.. 203 687 bushels.. 15 560 49 148 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 33 37 acres.. 873 705 bushels.. 30 198 23 050 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 47 35 acres.. 1 703 1 986 bushels.. 57 154 51 302 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 718 681 acres.. 37 493 29 326 tons, dry.. 58 548 43 250 @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. .