1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 NODAWAY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 349 1 475 Land in farms ..................acres.. 507 875 528 861 Average size of farm .......acres.. 376 359 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 257 607 205 088 Average per acre .........dollars.. 689 562 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 859 36 643 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 78 97 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 145 50 to 179 acres ..................... 385 389 180 to 499 acres .................... 407 475 500 to 999 acres .................... 224 273 1,000 acres or more ................. 117 96 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 233 1 359 acres.. 407 516 425 596 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 159 1 279 acres.. 282 646 276 780 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 3 acres.. 202 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 915 73 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 723 50 123 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 44 591 35 527 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 324 38 405 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 144 137 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 98 120 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 168 201 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 291 310 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 179 249 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 212 253 $100,000 or more .................... 257 205 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 072 53 262 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 047 36 110 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 348 1 475 $1,000.. 19 069 19 268 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 146 13 063 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 835 1 010 Other ............................... 514 465 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 601 615 200 days or more ................... 429 414 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 886 1 029 number.. 65 839 77 939 Beef cows ..................farms.. 810 912 number.. 34 956 37 088 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 58 number.. 769 969 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 895 1 050 number.. 37 536 46 978 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 367 454 number.. 97 453 84 487 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 391 479 number.. 167 445 138 251 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 65 number.. 1 649 2 235 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 61 number.. 782 1 676 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 197 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 840 978 acres.. 112 704 98 455 bushels.. 13 063 199 9 668 115 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 47 51 acres.. 1 865 1 716 tons, green.. 23 591 19 769 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 18 23 acres.. 1 296 1 305 bushels.. 74 282 77 069 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 116 139 acres.. 3 998 3 258 bushels.. 139 886 123 343 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 863 1 014 acres.. 124 457 130 424 bushels.. 4 461 936 4 370 596 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 821 886 acres.. 45 085 44 590 tons, dry.. 102 204 100 521 @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. .