1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PUTNAM COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 581 661 Land in farms ..................acres.. 254 493 271 529 Average size of farm .......acres.. 438 411 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 170 352 145 685 Average per acre .........dollars.. 404 367 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 880 23 436 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 55 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 148 157 180 to 499 acres .................... 196 247 500 to 999 acres .................... 104 117 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 63 Total cropland .................farms.. 517 600 acres.. 142 337 167 473 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 472 555 acres.. 71 144 74 435 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 0 acres.. 53 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 485 24 824 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 306 37 555 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 339 5 020 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 146 19 804 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 147 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 82 $100,000 or more .................... 69 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 006 17 522 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 247 26 509 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 582 661 $1,000.. 3 855 5 514 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 624 8 342 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 327 395 Other ............................... 254 266 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 347 200 days or more ................... 193 204 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 440 527 number.. 46 899 48 619 Beef cows ..................farms.. 391 460 number.. 22 298 23 440 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 45 number.. 396 846 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 453 538 number.. 37 581 35 784 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 88 number.. 6 011 8 090 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 61 87 number.. 15 951 19 508 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 41 number.. 2 148 1 761 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 40 number.. 1 443 1 313 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 165 252 acres.. 12 932 12 664 bushels.. 1 455 118 1 324 279 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 23 21 acres.. 1 097 393 tons, green.. 13 140 5 844 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 4 acres.. 0 40 bushels.. 0 3 229 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 6 acres.. 429 228 bushels.. 13 981 11 462 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 113 225 acres.. 13 496 17 109 bushels.. 460 666 563 906 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 426 484 acres.. 44 805 45 727 tons, dry.. 86 226 86 789 @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. .