1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RIPLEY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 465 511 Land in farms ..................acres.. 152 529 143 568 Average size of farm .......acres.. 328 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 752 122 006 Average per acre .........dollars.. 579 568 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 192 14 582 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 75 50 to 179 acres ..................... 157 173 180 to 499 acres .................... 144 166 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 390 426 acres.. 72 729 71 099 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 276 299 acres.. 31 339 29 191 Irrigated land .................farms.. 31 32 acres.. 6 060 4 029 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 096 8 227 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 561 16 100 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 132 3 107 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 964 5 120 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 121 143 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 23 $100,000 or more .................... 23 15 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 708 6 524 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 878 12 767 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 465 511 $1,000.. 863 991 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 856 1 939 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 227 245 Other ............................... 238 266 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 258 288 200 days or more ................... 171 177 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 343 379 number.. 18 633 18 546 Beef cows ..................farms.. 325 324 number.. 9 919 9 423 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 13 number.. 31 38 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 344 393 number.. 9 411 10 835 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 52 67 number.. 3 653 3 414 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 69 number.. 17 669 11 595 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 6 number.. 170 634 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 46 number.. 1 081 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 14 acres.. 556 420 bushels.. 76 557 45 974 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 32 53 acres.. 4 592 5 280 bushels.. 405 536 363 727 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 50 acres.. 1 771 2 649 bushels.. 72 307 98 137 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 38 60 acres.. 8 819 8 259 bushels.. 315 417 192 857 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 233 245 acres.. 12 976 11 734 tons, dry.. 21 593 14 545 @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. .