1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. CLAIR COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 726 782 Land in farms ..................acres.. 257 217 258 998 Average size of farm .......acres.. 354 331 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 811 161 370 Average per acre .........dollars.. 509 442 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 670 26 387 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 17 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 213 256 180 to 499 acres .................... 249 247 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 636 700 acres.. 153 908 151 215 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 551 609 acres.. 87 954 83 016 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 16 acres.. 450 665 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 961 18 507 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 872 23 667 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 264 5 457 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 698 13 051 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 144 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 107 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 112 154 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 156 184 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 65 $100,000 or more .................... 43 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 390 15 255 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 954 19 508 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 726 782 $1,000.. 2 970 4 316 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 091 5 520 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 422 417 Other ............................... 304 365 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 351 412 200 days or more ................... 219 249 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 585 633 number.. 47 178 43 262 Beef cows ..................farms.. 542 586 number.. 25 406 22 503 Milk cows ..................farms.. 35 51 number.. 947 1 128 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 586 629 number.. 21 317 23 105 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 94 100 number.. 14 190 13 088 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 92 102 number.. 22 878 24 262 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 11 number.. 647 193 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 68 number.. 1 894 2 279 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 102 88 acres.. 6 514 4 699 bushels.. 776 802 478 247 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 9 16 acres.. 217 459 tons, green.. 2 642 4 398 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 102 158 acres.. 7 785 9 476 bushels.. 688 168 734 366 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 169 61 acres.. 13 626 3 129 bushels.. 579 724 127 533 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 154 182 acres.. 17 822 20 580 bushels.. 587 869 622 656 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 502 530 acres.. 46 237 40 864 tons, dry.. 78 479 66 601 @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. .