1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONITEAU COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 989 1 046 Land in farms ..................acres.. 217 116 233 045 Average size of farm .......acres.. 220 223 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 152 641 118 949 Average per acre .........dollars.. 689 546 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 721 18 951 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 155 50 to 179 acres ..................... 417 414 180 to 499 acres .................... 278 302 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 866 905 acres.. 145 673 146 151 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 760 796 acres.. 78 534 75 586 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 17 acres.. 73 178 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 646 28 340 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 064 27 094 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 223 5 428 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 423 22 912 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 169 216 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 146 168 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 193 189 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 228 235 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 120 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 65 $100,000 or more .................... 82 53 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 077 22 597 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 412 21 603 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 989 1 046 $1,000.. 6 313 6 060 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 383 5 794 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 445 455 Other ............................... 544 591 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 612 642 200 days or more ................... 458 481 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 800 813 number.. 49 103 44 288 Beef cows ..................farms.. 703 704 number.. 22 925 20 932 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 67 number.. 1 138 946 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 791 823 number.. 26 595 28 043 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 172 197 number.. 48 473 36 059 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 185 211 number.. 105 395 76 896 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 14 number.. 846 480 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 47 72 number.. (D) 3 444 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 194 235 acres.. 11 889 12 236 bushels.. 1 330 546 1 088 567 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 23 27 acres.. 435 820 tons, green.. 6 604 13 953 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 83 133 acres.. 4 010 4 768 bushels.. 358 967 324 747 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 188 146 acres.. 9 911 4 557 bushels.. 390 527 183 533 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 176 194 acres.. 12 322 14 287 bushels.. 437 448 383 671 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 659 675 acres.. 38 128 33 878 tons, dry.. 59 457 54 161 @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. .