1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 717 832 Land in farms ..................acres.. 224 716 235 002 Average size of farm .......acres.. 313 282 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 292 539 206 758 Average per acre .........dollars.. 900 699 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 070 32 479 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 222 295 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 258 500 to 999 acres .................... 86 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 643 760 acres.. 161 793 162 943 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 600 691 acres.. 124 926 116 674 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 17 acres.. 1 345 2 008 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 549 29 617 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 580 35 597 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 860 14 509 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 690 15 108 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 139 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 84 109 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 145 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 149 174 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 90 $100,000 or more .................... 104 84 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 318 23 563 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 706 28 320 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 717 832 $1,000.. 9 640 6 671 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 445 8 018 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 383 432 Other ............................... 334 400 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 375 467 200 days or more ................... 275 324 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 391 451 number.. 19 317 19 557 Beef cows ..................farms.. 353 389 number.. 9 207 9 108 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 18 number.. 66 68 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 383 446 number.. 10 763 11 793 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 171 190 number.. 50 430 43 928 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 175 197 number.. 95 419 87 780 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 40 32 number.. 3 121 2 124 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 32 number.. (D) 13 963 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 329 395 acres.. 36 250 29 485 bushels.. 4 784 402 3 175 182 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 38 52 acres.. 796 1 326 tons, green.. 10 909 16 960 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 87 65 acres.. 5 664 2 513 bushels.. 541 954 227 856 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 306 306 acres.. 23 350 15 959 bushels.. 981 758 794 131 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 399 476 acres.. 46 765 54 806 bushels.. 1 728 143 1 471 166 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 352 405 acres.. 16 345 16 200 tons, dry.. 27 981 26 805 @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. .