1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 693 681 Land in farms ..................acres.. 116 910 121 796 Average size of farm .......acres.. 169 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 667 128 830 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 026 805 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 521 18 921 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 143 50 to 179 acres ..................... 303 303 180 to 499 acres .................... 176 166 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 619 598 acres.. 65 468 64 994 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 506 491 acres.. 28 129 26 838 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 10 acres.. 265 180 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 951 15 187 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 460 22 301 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 780 4 324 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 171 10 863 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 221 242 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 151 135 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 133 114 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 103 122 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 15 $100,000 or more .................... 25 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 026 11 324 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 239 16 629 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 693 681 $1,000.. 2 806 3 371 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 049 4 950 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 257 238 Other ............................... 436 443 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 427 456 200 days or more ................... 332 356 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 522 537 number.. 23 022 23 757 Beef cows ..................farms.. 467 492 number.. 11 333 12 144 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 25 number.. 377 611 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 517 525 number.. 12 676 11 762 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 52 number.. 2 967 3 620 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 47 number.. 6 863 6 679 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 9 number.. 289 426 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 69 number.. (D) 438 023 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 75 acres.. 1 681 2 040 bushels.. 158 302 174 132 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 7 13 acres.. 133 285 tons, green.. 2 079 3 865 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 12 acres.. (D) 545 bushels.. (D) 35 360 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 34 acres.. 636 745 bushels.. 20 790 28 146 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 16 24 acres.. 909 885 bushels.. 26 494 25 281 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 480 459 acres.. 24 556 22 513 tons, dry.. 37 479 36 601 @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. .