1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHELBY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 655 755 Land in farms ..................acres.. 273 393 294 855 Average size of farm .......acres.. 417 391 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 162 216 650 Average per acre .........dollars.. 611 543 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 122 49 964 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 155 201 180 to 499 acres .................... 209 225 500 to 999 acres .................... 135 149 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 63 Total cropland .................farms.. 591 688 acres.. 203 636 225 689 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 552 659 acres.. 153 284 164 384 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 13 acres.. 1 928 2 124 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 521 48 295 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 024 63 967 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 781 21 709 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 740 26 586 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 61 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 138 197 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 85 120 $100,000 or more .................... 137 139 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 425 33 558 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 557 44 447 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 655 755 $1,000.. 11 078 13 579 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 914 17 985 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 434 542 Other ............................... 221 213 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 276 295 200 days or more ................... 191 181 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 357 427 number.. 28 335 29 419 Beef cows ..................farms.. 309 367 number.. 12 024 11 564 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 17 number.. 30 33 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 360 437 number.. 17 921 22 008 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 213 262 number.. 91 226 79 308 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 225 274 number.. 168 049 150 241 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 43 number.. 2 638 3 077 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 31 number.. 347 1 030 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 282 396 acres.. 26 912 31 739 bushels.. 3 266 675 3 474 896 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 25 30 acres.. 986 786 tons, green.. 11 665 11 310 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 135 138 acres.. 11 469 8 663 bushels.. 1 027 691 820 164 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 304 154 acres.. 19 734 6 178 bushels.. 778 967 283 545 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 441 546 acres.. 76 432 98 642 bushels.. 2 604 712 3 236 541 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 333 377 acres.. 22 687 20 374 tons, dry.. 38 425 38 070 @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. .