1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OZARK COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 802 856 Land in farms ..................acres.. 250 475 277 987 Average size of farm .......acres.. 312 325 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 173 416 163 028 Average per acre .........dollars.. 529 567 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 181 18 233 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 251 279 180 to 499 acres .................... 317 344 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 96 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 623 655 acres.. 91 816 91 961 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 412 438 acres.. 18 891 20 935 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 8 acres.. 185 159 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 016 26 161 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 439 30 561 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 333 320 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 683 25 840 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 167 217 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 122 118 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 155 161 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 168 163 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 72 $100,000 or more .................... 64 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 619 19 749 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 990 23 072 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 801 856 $1,000.. 2 723 6 527 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 399 7 625 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 416 436 Other ............................... 386 420 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 448 454 200 days or more ................... 306 319 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 709 738 number.. 52 997 56 054 Beef cows ..................farms.. 544 542 number.. 20 610 21 357 Milk cows ..................farms.. 107 131 number.. 5 964 6 076 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 711 743 number.. 31 677 33 682 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 80 number.. 5 165 7 326 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 37 73 number.. 12 133 18 900 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 5 number.. 102 66 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 48 93 number.. 1 329 1 867 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 2 acres.. 90 (D) bushels.. 2 140 (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 402 428 acres.. 18 846 20 020 tons, dry.. 33 166 35 710 @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. .