1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PEMISCOT COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 348 453 Land in farms ..................acres.. 291 846 295 909 Average size of farm .......acres.. 839 653 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 875 017 655 073 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 059 937 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 301 92 098 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 50 72 180 to 499 acres .................... 63 91 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 120 1,000 acres or more ................. 110 107 Total cropland .................farms.. 344 448 acres.. 285 515 284 834 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 343 445 acres.. 273 447 249 790 Irrigated land .................farms.. 90 84 acres.. 33 788 26 046 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 212 49 345 Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 127 108 930 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 73 929 48 579 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 283 767 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 10 15 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 28 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 82 $100,000 or more .................... 199 182 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 605 33 698 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 922 74 389 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 348 453 $1,000.. 27 166 19 291 Average per farm..........dollars.. 78 062 42 585 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 281 353 Other ............................... 67 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 123 157 200 days or more ................... 61 80 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 9 15 number.. 1 023 840 Beef cows ..................farms.. 6 11 number.. 309 354 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 10 13 number.. 1 209 1 220 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 11 number.. (D) 820 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) 1 509 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) 81 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 79 89 acres.. 21 241 14 264 bushels.. 3 133 539 1 661 493 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 158 222 acres.. 22 595 18 921 bushels.. 1 921 825 1 555 944 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 214 330 acres.. 43 911 47 992 bushels.. 2 155 046 2 100 550 Cotton .......................farms.. 235 273 acres.. 71 170 40 280 bales.. 112 539 58 355 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 327 432 acres.. 145 418 157 906 bushels.. 5 333 553 4 018 946 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 11 15 acres.. 990 807 tons, dry.. 1 503 2 523 @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. .