1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POLK COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 600 1 613 Land in farms ..................acres.. 345 673 337 988 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 210 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 013 136 157 Average per acre .........dollars.. 724 640 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 26 003 17 580 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 319 292 50 to 179 acres ..................... 620 646 180 to 499 acres .................... 434 450 500 to 999 acres .................... 121 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 382 1 400 acres.. 205 630 196 162 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 138 1 157 acres.. 88 957 87 337 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 24 acres.. 774 1 001 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 655 42 307 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 909 26 229 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 515 2 983 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 49 140 39 324 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 348 376 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 238 265 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 325 270 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 324 317 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 137 166 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 108 $100,000 or more .................... 134 111 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 633 31 023 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 895 19 221 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 600 1 614 $1,000.. 7 047 9 778 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 405 6 058 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 758 782 Other ............................... 842 831 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 910 926 200 days or more ................... 652 646 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 365 1 381 number.. 97 478 89 840 Beef cows ..................farms.. 1 062 1 020 number.. 38 038 34 466 Milk cows ..................farms.. 190 253 number.. 10 556 11 026 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 325 1 385 number.. 52 111 47 300 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 110 128 number.. 11 442 8 569 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 98 132 number.. 28 502 17 299 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 19 number.. 766 468 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 73 105 number.. (D) 56 259 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 31 30 acres.. 1 784 1 057 bushels.. 212 320 102 951 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 32 24 acres.. 1 214 845 tons, green.. 19 244 9 421 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 17 22 acres.. 720 811 bushels.. 58 588 59 957 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 45 acres.. 1 495 1 274 bushels.. 55 238 48 592 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 32 acres.. 799 1 668 bushels.. 29 549 48 076 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 110 1 101 acres.. 77 531 69 780 tons, dry.. 136 664 136 817 @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. .