1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 295 357 Land in farms ..................acres.. 54 082 57 088 Average size of farm .......acres.. 183 160 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 401 895 295 448 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 152 2 259 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 546 22 340 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 77 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 73 86 180 to 499 acres .................... 42 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 249 308 acres.. 36 844 39 193 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 222 251 acres.. 26 684 26 753 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 65 acres.. 997 508 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 460 17 794 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 798 49 843 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 751 16 242 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 709 1 552 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 115 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 30 $100,000 or more .................... 39 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 284 11 959 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 380 33 499 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 294 357 $1,000.. 4 859 3 568 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 527 9 995 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 133 153 Other ............................... 162 204 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 142 186 200 days or more ................... 100 123 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 67 94 number.. 2 112 3 227 Beef cows ..................farms.. 54 75 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 63 89 number.. 1 005 1 959 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 12 number.. 361 739 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 10 number.. 496 1 115 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 76 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 20 number.. 291 553 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 48 58 acres.. 5 269 5 206 bushels.. 664 011 563 133 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 3 6 acres.. 30 319 tons, green.. 410 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 7 6 acres.. 443 201 bushels.. 32 888 12 992 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 58 55 acres.. 6 224 4 825 bushels.. 289 956 197 451 Cotton .......................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bales.. (D) 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 71 89 acres.. 11 323 12 707 bushels.. 398 533 418 013 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 77 91 acres.. 3 091 3 000 tons, dry.. 4 853 4 657 @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. .