1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PLATTE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 704 794 Land in farms ..................acres.. 188 595 194 373 Average size of farm .......acres.. 268 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 281 402 228 579 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 178 902 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 574 37 469 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 156 180 50 to 179 acres ..................... 271 302 180 to 499 acres .................... 123 125 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 641 721 acres.. 146 241 146 941 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 584 657 acres.. 108 792 98 446 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 15 acres.. 602 578 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 478 25 063 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 611 31 565 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 556 18 305 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 923 6 758 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 100 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 116 127 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 149 200 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 55 $100,000 or more .................... 70 70 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 801 16 758 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 743 21 132 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 703 793 $1,000.. 5 997 7 018 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 530 8 850 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 344 397 Other ............................... 360 397 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 390 433 200 days or more ................... 277 321 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 354 384 number.. 14 686 17 055 Beef cows ..................farms.. 313 308 number.. 8 055 7 919 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 12 number.. 112 216 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 336 389 number.. 7 537 11 209 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 70 77 number.. 13 966 11 550 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 68 81 number.. 34 534 15 673 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 12 number.. 152 256 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 33 number.. 331 991 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 204 249 acres.. 27 251 26 037 bushels.. 3 129 586 2 766 796 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 4 9 acres.. 220 439 tons, green.. 2 735 5 526 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 47 90 acres.. 2 806 5 461 bushels.. 256 859 414 550 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 146 101 acres.. 12 073 4 247 bushels.. 436 740 157 910 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 270 350 acres.. 54 767 49 518 bushels.. 1 800 333 1 667 878 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 314 306 acres.. 13 052 12 590 tons, dry.. 22 355 22 596 @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. .