1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEW MADRID COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 442 532 Land in farms ..................acres.. 368 849 369 068 Average size of farm .......acres.. 835 694 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 961 939 679 897 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 148 942 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 844 100 552 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 89 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 129 165 1,000 acres or more ................. 134 119 Total cropland .................farms.. 431 518 acres.. 363 984 360 077 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 424 514 acres.. 344 574 307 629 Irrigated land .................farms.. 245 256 acres.. 117 629 81 289 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 95 734 66 406 Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 592 124 823 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 94 840 65 520 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 893 886 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 15 12 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 8 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 59 101 $100,000 or more .................... 267 232 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 771 44 108 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 965 82 910 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 442 532 $1,000.. 35 944 22 224 Average per farm..........dollars.. 81 321 41 775 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 355 439 Other ............................... 87 93 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 173 200 days or more ................... 72 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 19 24 number.. 620 1 154 Beef cows ..................farms.. 14 14 number.. 373 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 17 23 number.. 414 356 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 12 number.. 3 297 3 461 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 13 number.. 7 527 7 552 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 113 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 222 215 acres.. 58 881 36 637 bushels.. 9 031 294 4 783 709 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 271 347 acres.. 46 927 53 075 bushels.. 4 341 080 4 630 110 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 225 376 acres.. 27 922 43 549 bushels.. 1 401 815 2 072 184 Cotton .......................farms.. 279 317 acres.. 78 798 48 260 bales.. 129 107 75 007 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 394 481 acres.. 145 785 145 538 bushels.. 5 342 669 3 819 715 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 7 10 acres.. (D) 243 tons, dry.. (D) 521 @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. .