1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 783 901 Land in farms ..................acres.. 204 171 218 426 Average size of farm .......acres.. 261 242 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 493 915 371 642 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 097 1 542 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 940 38 021 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 163 202 50 to 179 acres ..................... 281 305 180 to 499 acres .................... 155 195 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 83 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 722 820 acres.. 163 860 171 000 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 661 768 acres.. 139 976 131 091 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 29 acres.. 2 305 1 504 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 840 34 845 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 990 38 674 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 534 22 059 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 306 12 786 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 168 220 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 136 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 157 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 99 116 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 74 $100,000 or more .................... 120 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 497 23 599 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 720 26 221 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 782 900 $1,000.. 12 811 10 282 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 382 11 424 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 388 458 Other ............................... 395 443 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 399 500 200 days or more ................... 271 361 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 317 381 number.. 12 422 14 645 Beef cows ..................farms.. 259 304 number.. 4 409 4 941 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 22 number.. 1 256 1 037 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 299 359 number.. 7 604 8 249 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 102 147 number.. 33 603 36 229 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 106 157 number.. 53 580 59 233 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 26 number.. 213 521 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 43 number.. 1 563 2 799 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 1 number.. 448 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 380 477 acres.. 50 504 41 615 bushels.. 6 725 607 4 940 795 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 25 32 acres.. 750 919 tons, green.. 12 617 12 045 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 34 21 acres.. 1 588 1 074 bushels.. 152 157 71 851 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 307 244 acres.. 20 786 10 693 bushels.. 920 439 492 685 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 383 496 acres.. 58 468 67 019 bushels.. 2 244 942 2 245 663 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 314 370 acres.. 11 487 10 721 tons, dry.. 25 034 20 291 @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. .