1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PERRY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 897 959 Land in farms ..................acres.. 209 452 221 634 Average size of farm .......acres.. 234 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 198 866 151 978 Average per acre .........dollars.. 801 705 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 355 31 140 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 135 161 50 to 179 acres ..................... 362 362 180 to 499 acres .................... 257 268 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 801 850 acres.. 143 984 148 802 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 707 755 acres.. 95 298 94 339 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 4 acres.. 122 121 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 367 32 051 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 198 33 421 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 609 10 687 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 757 21 363 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 178 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 118 143 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 165 169 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 216 206 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 109 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 83 73 $100,000 or more .................... 85 81 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 681 24 544 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 744 25 593 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 897 959 $1,000.. 7 357 7 759 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 202 8 090 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 438 472 Other ............................... 459 487 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 489 532 200 days or more ................... 343 389 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 674 720 number.. 37 302 36 002 Beef cows ..................farms.. 523 545 number.. 13 586 12 420 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 82 number.. 2 063 2 814 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 673 714 number.. 20 052 19 005 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 202 292 number.. 35 150 38 955 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 211 306 number.. 76 355 83 282 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 15 number.. 360 479 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 63 number.. (D) 2 820 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 375 452 acres.. 27 773 24 366 bushels.. 3 310 104 2 702 916 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 45 48 acres.. 919 916 tons, green.. 13 578 12 862 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 29 69 acres.. 1 381 2 250 bushels.. 105 320 162 858 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 348 405 acres.. 18 616 19 476 bushels.. 857 493 875 025 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 297 314 acres.. 28 255 25 049 bushels.. 937 170 813 920 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 556 584 acres.. 25 457 24 326 tons, dry.. 53 836 51 964 @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. .