1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCHUYLER COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 488 498 Land in farms ..................acres.. 165 225 156 208 Average size of farm .......acres.. 339 314 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 167 112 291 Average per acre .........dollars.. 401 367 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 421 19 460 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 134 129 180 to 499 acres .................... 191 215 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 450 469 acres.. 108 066 111 076 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 413 430 acres.. 57 966 54 797 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 4 acres.. (D) 55 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 116 14 122 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 927 28 358 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 663 4 606 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 453 9 516 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 138 123 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 44 $100,000 or more .................... 34 28 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 683 10 635 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 940 21 356 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 488 498 $1,000.. 1 481 3 238 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 034 6 501 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 274 303 Other ............................... 214 195 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 264 231 200 days or more ................... 172 140 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 344 364 number.. 23 551 23 980 Beef cows ..................farms.. 299 316 number.. 12 301 12 301 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 33 number.. 546 709 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 345 369 number.. 13 006 15 407 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 60 number.. 8 061 7 919 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 60 number.. 14 205 13 876 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 111 101 number.. 12 217 8 063 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 45 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 138 203 acres.. 11 671 9 626 bushels.. 1 308 785 932 183 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 10 11 acres.. 329 268 tons, green.. 3 920 3 237 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 20 acres.. 1 198 470 bushels.. 44 165 18 766 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 126 182 acres.. 14 296 16 674 bushels.. 460 108 551 690 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 373 367 acres.. 32 090 27 598 tons, dry.. 56 000 40 577 @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. .