1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STE. GENEVIEVE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 635 666 Land in farms ..................acres.. 168 586 178 570 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 268 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 192 884 166 375 Average per acre .........dollars.. 827 717 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 117 28 474 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 86 50 to 179 acres ..................... 264 239 180 to 499 acres .................... 191 217 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 576 593 acres.. 91 933 94 543 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 521 523 acres.. 51 649 47 143 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 10 acres.. 3 104 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 287 19 866 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 799 29 829 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 460 3 951 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 827 15 916 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 134 153 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 124 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 139 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 125 144 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 40 $100,000 or more .................... 40 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 353 16 623 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 638 24 960 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 634 666 $1,000.. 3 450 4 138 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 442 6 214 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 258 246 Other ............................... 377 420 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 384 431 200 days or more ................... 307 343 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 485 514 number.. 27 252 26 205 Beef cows ..................farms.. 427 435 number.. 12 741 11 928 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 36 number.. 222 482 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 477 501 number.. 14 135 14 043 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 98 161 number.. 22 558 30 266 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 100 163 number.. 47 173 61 154 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 8 number.. 197 174 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 95 number.. (D) 339 787 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 160 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 182 207 acres.. 12 564 11 832 bushels.. 1 512 902 1 319 467 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 13 10 acres.. 453 297 tons, green.. 6 695 3 428 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 40 48 acres.. 1 171 1 166 bushels.. 94 016 75 580 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 138 159 acres.. 6 081 6 365 bushels.. 265 998 257 964 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 111 126 acres.. 9 811 9 741 bushels.. 384 232 343 156 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 450 453 acres.. 23 219 19 563 tons, dry.. 40 690 30 480 @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. .