1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONROE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 833 953 Land in farms ..................acres.. 306 175 329 889 Average size of farm .......acres.. 368 346 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 264 523 206 513 Average per acre .........dollars.. 667 567 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 608 37 955 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 83 50 to 179 acres ..................... 256 314 180 to 499 acres .................... 259 310 500 to 999 acres .................... 122 148 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 759 908 acres.. 227 458 244 795 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 690 831 acres.. 164 607 167 878 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 15 acres.. 1 054 1 504 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 877 42 309 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 873 44 396 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 282 17 812 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 595 24 497 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 100 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 116 150 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 169 205 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 116 129 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 95 118 $100,000 or more .................... 126 119 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 639 33 427 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 583 35 076 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 833 953 $1,000.. 9 889 8 887 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 872 9 325 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 487 560 Other ............................... 346 393 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 407 489 200 days or more ................... 267 307 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 522 588 number.. 34 949 38 117 Beef cows ..................farms.. 459 517 number.. 15 446 16 413 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 44 number.. 765 659 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 510 582 number.. 19 517 22 944 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 211 267 number.. 74 782 72 131 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 221 273 number.. 136 435 121 474 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 34 number.. 2 234 1 544 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 51 number.. 741 1 315 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 258 341 acres.. 21 488 20 311 bushels.. 2 266 570 2 070 686 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 38 52 acres.. 1 336 1 330 tons, green.. 13 398 19 332 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 233 309 acres.. 23 308 20 743 bushels.. 2 158 771 1 830 418 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 354 264 acres.. 29 439 13 959 bushels.. 1 179 717 609 636 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 453 592 acres.. 67 502 85 763 bushels.. 2 047 207 2 339 629 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 478 542 acres.. 29 438 26 772 tons, dry.. 50 291 46 397 @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. .