1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCOTLAND COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 530 585 Land in farms ..................acres.. 216 694 213 585 Average size of farm .......acres.. 409 365 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 259 364 182 507 Average per acre .........dollars.. 615 470 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 297 33 934 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 41 50 to 179 acres ..................... 131 162 180 to 499 acres .................... 194 210 500 to 999 acres .................... 99 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 492 541 acres.. 165 126 165 684 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 467 517 acres.. 105 651 102 999 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 278 23 719 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 242 40 546 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 333 10 543 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 946 13 177 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 94 $100,000 or more .................... 86 61 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 103 19 569 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 478 33 394 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 530 586 $1,000.. 6 535 4 708 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 330 8 034 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 329 384 Other ............................... 201 201 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 252 261 200 days or more ................... 147 157 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 332 354 number.. 22 854 23 516 Beef cows ..................farms.. 247 293 number.. 8 561 10 456 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 62 number.. 1 696 1 563 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 328 366 number.. 13 111 16 260 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 100 122 number.. 21 949 22 598 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 115 131 number.. 48 192 43 316 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 46 number.. 1 840 1 904 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 43 number.. 1 150 1 996 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 303 358 acres.. 34 489 28 955 bushels.. 4 017 855 2 223 414 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 46 50 acres.. 2 160 1 541 tons, green.. 26 127 17 347 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 3 acres.. 251 (D) bushels.. 15 640 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 102 58 acres.. 4 473 2 016 bushels.. 171 494 75 006 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 302 389 acres.. 41 435 49 038 bushels.. 1 546 076 1 375 442 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 345 338 acres.. 25 243 21 931 tons, dry.. 47 508 35 608 @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. .