1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NEWTON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 644 1 768 Land in farms ..................acres.. 256 023 266 763 Average size of farm .......acres.. 156 151 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 659 111 369 Average per acre .........dollars.. 969 730 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 696 19 682 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 81 10 to 49 acres ...................... 447 490 50 to 179 acres ..................... 736 777 180 to 499 acres .................... 322 318 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 370 1 389 acres.. 158 966 153 392 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 072 1 065 acres.. 70 915 70 217 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 30 acres.. 379 1 404 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 993 68 984 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 524 39 018 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 784 3 322 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 84 209 65 662 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 516 567 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 292 320 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 303 303 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 251 291 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 54 84 $100,000 or more .................... 124 102 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 81 256 60 560 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 396 34 234 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 645 1 769 $1,000.. 6 248 7 558 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 798 4 272 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 663 702 Other ............................... 981 1 066 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 998 1 096 200 days or more ................... 771 856 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 367 1 458 number.. 65 046 67 066 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 188 1 225 number.. 31 541 30 425 Milk cows ..................farms.. 112 145 number.. 4 846 5 450 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 294 1 444 number.. 29 451 38 443 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 83 82 number.. 1 403 4 058 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 78 number.. 2 394 7 398 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 22 number.. 795 539 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 88 131 number.. (D) 2 013 090 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 45 25 number.. 12 536 568 3 671 308 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 12 18 acres.. 615 462 bushels.. 71 055 39 827 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 11 18 acres.. 682 518 tons, green.. 9 552 4 892 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 24 39 acres.. 949 1 437 bushels.. 68 460 61 667 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 90 86 acres.. 5 777 5 276 bushels.. 205 726 168 663 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 59 94 acres.. 3 586 6 674 bushels.. 101 805 150 533 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 014 997 acres.. 57 075 51 251 tons, dry.. 105 240 85 639 @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. .