1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PETTIS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 225 1 323 Land in farms ..................acres.. 359 434 372 422 Average size of farm .......acres.. 293 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 210 180 181 266 Average per acre .........dollars.. 754 610 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 978 33 344 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 223 257 50 to 179 acres ..................... 401 407 180 to 499 acres .................... 338 374 500 to 999 acres .................... 136 153 1,000 acres or more ................. 65 63 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 095 1 179 acres.. 266 325 267 598 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 984 1 040 acres.. 182 868 173 820 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 11 acres.. 565 340 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 042 52 789 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 749 39 901 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 666 19 029 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 376 33 760 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 226 270 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 155 164 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 182 199 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 230 275 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 142 158 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 143 127 $100,000 or more .................... 147 130 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 904 41 167 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 024 31 117 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 225 1 323 $1,000.. 12 444 11 763 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 158 8 891 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 633 688 Other ............................... 592 635 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 682 745 200 days or more ................... 448 501 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 826 849 number.. 49 840 52 951 Beef cows ..................farms.. 720 725 number.. 21 994 22 944 Milk cows ..................farms.. 48 69 number.. 1 264 1 372 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 807 870 number.. 30 059 31 211 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 236 284 number.. 63 310 72 275 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 248 301 number.. 126 399 134 311 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 27 number.. 730 947 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 56 86 number.. 2 413 6 126 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 351 425 acres.. 32 989 28 566 bushels.. 3 878 278 2 742 149 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 38 65 acres.. 1 243 2 074 tons, green.. 17 692 33 236 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 250 319 acres.. 17 204 19 705 bushels.. 1 700 121 1 621 572 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 378 138 acres.. 30 945 7 057 bushels.. 1 369 864 276 614 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 492 629 acres.. 65 025 79 139 bushels.. 2 381 858 2 558 477 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 735 729 acres.. 41 331 39 041 tons, dry.. 70 459 64 598 @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. .