1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OREGON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 791 837 Land in farms ..................acres.. 252 074 251 890 Average size of farm .......acres.. 319 301 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 451 119 959 Average per acre .........dollars.. 569 413 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 780 16 058 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 251 323 180 to 499 acres .................... 273 272 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 617 651 acres.. 97 498 86 591 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 419 436 acres.. 24 260 23 111 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 9 acres.. 147 127 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 134 23 940 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 039 28 602 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 753 749 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 381 23 191 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 174 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 125 138 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 156 156 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 177 185 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 52 $100,000 or more .................... 48 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 907 17 911 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 224 21 399 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 791 837 $1,000.. 2 552 5 578 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 226 6 665 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 375 384 Other ............................... 416 453 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 438 476 200 days or more ................... 312 332 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 631 678 number.. 50 242 46 869 Beef cows ..................farms.. 528 548 number.. 22 093 20 821 Milk cows ..................farms.. 55 76 number.. 1 895 2 258 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 633 691 number.. 37 855 36 508 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 146 186 number.. 20 352 19 148 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 163 189 number.. 57 042 66 603 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 8 number.. 722 653 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 77 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 39 bushels.. (D) 3 175 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons, green.. 0 0 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 20 acres.. 295 307 bushels.. 9 231 9 605 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 1 acres.. 180 (D) bushels.. 6 160 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 397 406 acres.. 21 886 17 783 tons, dry.. 42 185 35 407 @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. .