1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RAY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 045 1 136 Land in farms ..................acres.. 277 322 284 732 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 251 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 947 189 479 Average per acre .........dollars.. 886 713 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 245 26 365 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 218 239 50 to 179 acres ..................... 400 474 180 to 499 acres .................... 249 255 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 82 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 956 1 045 acres.. 214 785 218 065 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 856 956 acres.. 152 950 151 670 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 9 acres.. 3 141 1 271 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 366 35 963 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 542 31 657 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 700 18 084 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 666 17 879 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 258 258 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 146 178 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 172 218 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 187 216 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 117 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 77 $100,000 or more .................... 98 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 426 28 320 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 029 24 929 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 045 1 136 $1,000.. 11 830 8 026 Average per farm..........dollars.. 11 321 7 065 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 454 496 Other ............................... 591 640 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 603 680 200 days or more ................... 472 511 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 598 685 number.. 31 478 33 107 Beef cows ..................farms.. 546 607 number.. 13 918 15 335 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 37 number.. 196 312 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 566 666 number.. 22 262 26 426 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 147 157 number.. 21 344 21 106 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 148 164 number.. 45 052 40 855 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 29 number.. 1 198 1 078 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 75 number.. 1 107 2 013 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 292 351 acres.. 31 471 23 651 bushels.. 4 014 578 2 349 787 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 19 24 acres.. 1 825 1 577 tons, green.. 34 950 23 475 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 62 90 acres.. 3 031 3 164 bushels.. 216 166 235 314 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 267 108 acres.. 18 899 5 491 bushels.. 791 086 222 264 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 428 587 acres.. 75 346 94 254 bushels.. 2 734 052 2 772 689 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 576 621 acres.. 28 539 26 641 tons, dry.. 47 372 37 753 @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. .