1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RANDOLPH COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 745 791 Land in farms ..................acres.. 221 122 235 398 Average size of farm .......acres.. 297 298 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 206 162 875 Average per acre .........dollars.. 604 554 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 252 26 863 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 125 50 to 179 acres ..................... 292 288 180 to 499 acres .................... 196 220 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 660 709 acres.. 146 775 151 020 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 583 656 acres.. 87 237 102 757 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. 408 367 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 712 24 164 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 486 30 549 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 256 11 482 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 456 12 682 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 171 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 108 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 146 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 147 183 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 59 $100,000 or more .................... 45 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 880 21 393 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 968 27 011 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 746 792 $1,000.. 5 091 3 280 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 825 4 142 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 367 416 Other ............................... 378 375 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 431 441 200 days or more ................... 309 313 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 450 476 number.. 23 444 27 864 Beef cows ..................farms.. 394 416 number.. 10 383 11 631 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 47 number.. 263 493 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 441 478 number.. 18 637 18 116 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 99 115 number.. 15 750 14 643 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 98 113 number.. 27 550 28 110 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 21 number.. 1 200 645 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 52 71 number.. 2 888 1 596 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 205 279 acres.. 14 629 16 695 bushels.. 1 603 532 1 738 573 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 13 17 acres.. 449 597 tons, green.. 3 755 8 092 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 25 44 acres.. 1 469 1 729 bushels.. 135 293 136 029 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 203 124 acres.. 13 308 7 898 bushels.. 502 361 302 348 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 264 372 acres.. 33 327 48 939 bushels.. 1 037 903 1 522 014 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 446 467 acres.. 27 089 28 458 tons, dry.. 38 262 42 889 @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. .