1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 98 082 106 105 Land in farms ..................acres.. 28 546 875 29 209 187 Average size of farm .......acres.. 291 275 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 225 015 175 612 Average per acre .........dollars.. 774 640 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 155 28 432 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 926 4 960 10 to 49 acres ...................... 16 211 17 028 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 654 37 413 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 573 30 423 500 to 999 acres .................... 10 292 11 413 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 426 4 868 Total cropland .................farms.. 86 617 93 434 acres.. 19 228 832 19 378 031 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 74 240 80 396 acres.. 12 158 832 11 655 304 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 914 2 823 acres.. 708 864 534 795 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 303 148 3 644 988 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 873 34 353 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 861 613 1 460 850 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 441 535 2 184 138 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 638 23 075 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 881 15 353 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 350 17 881 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 18 998 20 749 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 090 11 212 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 525 8 943 $100,000 or more .................... 10 600 8 892 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 395 093 2 804 630 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 615 26 432 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 98 082 106 109 $1,000.. 889 365 829 853 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 068 7 821 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 49 248 53 694 Other ............................... 48 834 52 411 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 53 243 58 409 200 days or more ................... 37 799 40 925 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 68 413 73 738 number.. 4 165 357 4 158 226 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 024 61 049 number.. 1 876 845 1 818 969 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 626 7 712 number.. 215 920 242 039 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 67 044 73 947 number.. 2 349 975 2 514 867 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 894 14 985 number.. 2 908 509 2 581 954 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 133 15 306 number.. 5 547 530 4 804 123 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 505 2 606 number.. 111 362 101 780 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 544 7 485 number.. 8 343 409 8 235 467 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 341 316 number.. 82 990 149 40 991 224 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 21 382 25 921 acres.. 2 445 489 2 069 238 bushels.. 308 784 225 218 093 408 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 2 387 2 831 acres.. 81 543 82 412 tons, green.. 1 114 626 1 104 087 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 998 9 258 acres.. 586 559 625 047 bushels.. 53 046 665 50 759 064 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 970 12 683 acres.. 1 319 575 750 208 bushels.. 58 143 633 31 939 663 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 045 1 214 acres.. 313 226 197 598 bales.. 500 430 305 767 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 26 600 33 489 acres.. 4 208 729 4 827 272 bushels.. 150 385 224 148 272 506 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 57 749 60 138 acres.. 3 470 298 3 138 012 tons, dry.. 6 109 410 5 409 063 @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. .