1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OSAGE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 171 1 160 Land in farms ..................acres.. 316 809 300 812 Average size of farm .......acres.. 271 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 139 503 137 769 Average per acre .........dollars.. 553 480 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 468 23 053 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 389 381 180 to 499 acres .................... 437 462 500 to 999 acres .................... 123 127 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 010 1 032 acres.. 137 396 131 157 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 915 932 acres.. 69 273 62 855 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 16 acres.. 916 1 317 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 426 42 414 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 624 36 564 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 553 3 177 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 873 39 237 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 201 229 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 158 172 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 197 208 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 265 235 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 126 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 92 86 $100,000 or more .................... 132 114 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 567 33 426 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 205 28 791 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 171 1 161 $1,000.. 8 739 8 752 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 463 7 538 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 546 522 Other ............................... 625 638 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 709 736 200 days or more ................... 506 516 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 970 958 number.. 64 803 55 245 Beef cows ..................farms.. 899 882 number.. 32 748 26 843 Milk cows ..................farms.. 56 86 number.. 1 491 1 672 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 960 944 number.. 32 007 26 449 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 295 339 number.. 91 126 81 724 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 315 348 number.. 192 796 150 917 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 15 number.. 711 926 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 48 81 number.. 1 374 2 709 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 10 number.. 334 099 385 497 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 191 224 acres.. 9 119 8 853 bushels.. 1 166 896 912 444 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 38 48 acres.. 706 957 tons, green.. 10 671 11 745 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 77 87 acres.. 2 782 2 504 bushels.. 253 826 163 787 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 132 141 acres.. 3 427 2 638 bushels.. 116 412 107 573 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 157 139 acres.. 9 675 7 803 bushels.. 388 511 234 191 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 847 861 acres.. 43 685 37 769 tons, dry.. 85 921 74 389 @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. .