1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SALINE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 939 1 083 Land in farms ..................acres.. 414 394 435 725 Average size of farm .......acres.. 441 402 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 381 016 321 790 Average per acre .........dollars.. 861 815 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 327 51 608 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 130 50 to 179 acres ..................... 286 332 180 to 499 acres .................... 236 279 500 to 999 acres .................... 164 169 1,000 acres or more ................. 116 117 Total cropland .................farms.. 878 1 007 acres.. 336 992 351 805 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 821 957 acres.. 273 525 248 299 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 11 acres.. 1 294 642 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 158 68 482 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 820 63 233 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 798 41 581 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 360 26 901 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 144 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 173 224 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 116 164 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 136 130 $100,000 or more .................... 239 211 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 59 723 46 736 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 603 43 194 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 939 1 082 $1,000.. 27 509 21 977 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 296 20 311 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 624 712 Other ............................... 315 371 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 415 498 200 days or more ................... 265 306 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 498 620 number.. 37 008 37 944 Beef cows ..................farms.. 424 502 number.. 15 456 14 614 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 33 number.. 97 211 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 509 623 number.. 25 445 30 509 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 186 229 number.. 112 479 71 915 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 184 238 number.. 214 530 109 866 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 15 number.. 424 408 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 73 number.. (D) 2 668 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 597 700 acres.. 107 966 89 111 bushels.. 14 300 465 10 237 943 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 36 33 acres.. 1 017 864 tons, green.. 11 970 10 684 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 39 51 acres.. 1 671 1 934 bushels.. 140 252 136 156 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 403 157 acres.. 29 374 7 505 bushels.. 1 434 415 320 132 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 623 722 acres.. 117 224 129 173 bushels.. 4 909 064 4 723 139 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 455 528 acres.. 22 779 23 879 tons, dry.. 41 167 40 566 @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. .