1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RALLS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 570 650 Land in farms ..................acres.. 228 936 246 348 Average size of farm .......acres.. 402 379 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 317 348 221 018 Average per acre .........dollars.. 789 634 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 718 35 509 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 69 50 to 179 acres ..................... 172 189 180 to 499 acres .................... 166 198 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 516 605 acres.. 174 442 183 384 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 477 559 acres.. 135 344 131 408 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 9 acres.. 771 459 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 441 29 840 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 914 45 908 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 596 16 364 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 845 13 476 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 95 $100,000 or more .................... 92 79 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 497 20 892 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 330 32 141 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 572 650 $1,000.. 9 366 8 065 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 375 12 407 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 326 391 Other ............................... 244 259 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 279 299 200 days or more ................... 187 197 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 322 372 number.. 18 980 22 991 Beef cows ..................farms.. 293 329 number.. 9 243 11 192 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 23 number.. 283 375 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 319 381 number.. 10 464 12 907 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 115 163 number.. 27 193 37 683 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 121 171 number.. 50 220 63 616 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 24 number.. 688 723 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 40 number.. (D) 2 174 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 234 318 acres.. 22 767 20 290 bushels.. 2 715 462 1 987 237 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 24 37 acres.. 768 1 322 tons, green.. 9 530 22 736 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 98 100 acres.. 12 592 7 595 bushels.. 1 331 681 717 771 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 267 227 acres.. 26 470 14 614 bushels.. 1 252 956 705 182 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 308 389 acres.. 61 580 73 033 bushels.. 2 217 231 2 191 853 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 294 349 acres.. 15 544 17 401 tons, dry.. 27 466 32 906 @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. .