1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHANNON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 424 445 Land in farms ..................acres.. 120 036 117 978 Average size of farm .......acres.. 283 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 708 116 126 Average per acre .........dollars.. 483 411 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 779 14 956 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 153 160 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 156 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 363 347 acres.. 57 361 49 023 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 258 234 acres.. 15 924 11 892 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 4 acres.. 5 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 404 5 445 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 745 12 235 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 546 139 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 857 5 305 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 95 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 10 14 $100,000 or more .................... 5 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 388 4 576 Average per farm .........dollars.. 10 348 10 283 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 424 445 $1,000.. 844 1 218 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 991 2 736 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 202 205 Other ............................... 222 240 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 253 264 200 days or more ................... 165 172 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 358 363 number.. 17 434 17 591 Beef cows ..................farms.. 323 314 number.. 9 840 9 658 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 51 number.. 285 714 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 343 359 number.. 8 883 9 284 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 73 number.. 3 662 3 616 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 71 70 number.. 10 769 12 034 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 10 number.. 521 830 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 49 number.. 702 1 059 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 1 6 acres.. (D) 154 bushels.. (D) 4 348 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 252 229 acres.. 15 487 11 582 tons, dry.. 26 147 18 254 @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. .