1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PIKE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 968 1 037 Land in farms ..................acres.. 323 465 336 976 Average size of farm .......acres.. 334 325 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 278 263 184 868 Average per acre .........dollars.. 796 626 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 350 33 705 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 161 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 286 316 180 to 499 acres .................... 286 334 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 71 Total cropland .................farms.. 860 952 acres.. 221 337 228 638 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 779 880 acres.. 158 198 151 371 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 9 acres.. 1 190 1 361 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 563 51 636 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 433 49 794 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 765 21 513 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 798 30 122 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 165 197 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 121 117 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 147 153 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 178 190 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 122 137 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 93 122 $100,000 or more .................... 142 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 736 38 627 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 116 37 248 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 968 1 037 $1,000.. 14 172 12 484 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 641 12 038 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 497 575 Other ............................... 471 462 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 518 519 200 days or more ................... 374 357 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 569 595 number.. 37 339 36 022 Beef cows ..................farms.. 477 486 number.. 15 960 14 896 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 61 number.. 423 500 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 559 613 number.. 26 046 25 652 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 291 299 number.. 96 223 89 555 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 298 315 number.. 169 964 157 025 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 31 number.. 1 546 1 888 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 53 72 number.. 1 779 2 560 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. 1 500 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 470 510 acres.. 49 277 39 511 bushels.. 6 037 833 4 117 523 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 76 82 acres.. 2 388 1 766 tons, green.. 31 499 25 582 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 84 91 acres.. 6 612 5 549 bushels.. 682 247 513 646 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 360 383 acres.. 25 565 19 796 bushels.. 1 224 676 1 060 564 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 433 547 acres.. 54 811 64 449 bushels.. 1 925 159 1 960 379 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 486 553 acres.. 24 312 22 590 tons, dry.. 45 922 46 574 @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. .