1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORGAN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 849 889 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 714 206 871 Average size of farm .......acres.. 238 233 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 143 863 117 327 Average per acre .........dollars.. 570 535 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 766 18 331 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 134 50 to 179 acres ..................... 367 376 180 to 499 acres .................... 241 243 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 79 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 736 770 acres.. 109 780 107 397 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 648 660 acres.. 62 002 56 722 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 11 acres.. 53 118 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 237 36 067 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 461 40 571 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 790 3 192 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 447 32 875 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 219 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 102 121 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 135 159 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 177 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 82 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 64 $100,000 or more .................... 89 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 326 29 487 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 321 33 169 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 849 889 $1,000.. 8 545 5 476 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 064 6 160 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 428 429 Other ............................... 421 460 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 499 507 200 days or more ................... 335 373 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 660 671 number.. 40 787 34 859 Beef cows ..................farms.. 536 538 number.. 19 160 16 664 Milk cows ..................farms.. 96 92 number.. 2 027 1 910 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 622 672 number.. 21 102 20 658 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 154 163 number.. 40 387 38 126 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 154 164 number.. 89 717 66 363 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 18 number.. 614 525 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 64 86 number.. 3 102 3 213 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 130 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 182 159 acres.. 8 935 6 519 bushels.. 1 122 865 596 580 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 49 61 acres.. 1 121 1 152 tons, green.. 17 108 13 563 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 64 90 acres.. 2 605 2 891 bushels.. 263 127 227 268 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 134 85 acres.. 5 430 2 713 bushels.. 222 234 105 786 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 115 161 acres.. 8 643 9 626 bushels.. 305 392 295 007 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 579 578 acres.. 34 683 29 174 tons, dry.. 55 578 45 037 @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. .