1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PHELPS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 716 773 Land in farms ..................acres.. 200 766 202 453 Average size of farm .......acres.. 280 262 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 685 141 798 Average per acre .........dollars.. 637 546 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 111 12 644 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 273 297 180 to 499 acres .................... 206 206 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 605 633 acres.. 82 523 78 805 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 463 472 acres.. 25 729 23 570 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 15 acres.. 211 197 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 003 9 683 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 971 12 526 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 891 888 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 112 8 795 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 202 258 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 134 129 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 143 170 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 151 135 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 12 22 $100,000 or more .................... 19 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 471 8 231 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 227 10 648 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 716 773 $1,000.. (D) 1 569 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 2 030 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 289 293 Other ............................... 427 480 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 432 494 200 days or more ................... 321 375 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 585 611 number.. 30 662 28 785 Beef cows ..................farms.. 527 547 number.. 17 053 15 653 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 28 number.. 202 233 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 564 606 number.. 16 317 18 076 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 40 number.. 5 540 4 451 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 40 number.. 13 234 12 266 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 16 number.. 697 387 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 53 number.. 745 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 20 30 acres.. 746 1 084 bushels.. 76 875 93 226 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 3 5 acres.. 58 99 tons, green.. 521 1 010 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 11 acres.. 226 411 bushels.. 11 280 28 850 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 13 acres.. 178 381 bushels.. 6 195 13 868 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 1 acres.. 459 (D) bushels.. 14 810 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 440 442 acres.. 23 198 20 022 tons, dry.. 38 289 33 691 @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. .