1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCOTT COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 545 642 Land in farms ..................acres.. 219 042 241 410 Average size of farm .......acres.. 402 376 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 432 247 304 542 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 088 834 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 572 53 605 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 106 50 to 179 acres ..................... 164 188 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 141 500 to 999 acres .................... 69 106 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 507 585 acres.. 203 640 220 829 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 451 534 acres.. 181 560 185 297 Irrigated land .................farms.. 112 106 acres.. 47 030 30 135 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 51 749 44 815 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 952 69 806 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 553 32 198 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 196 12 617 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 101 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 68 $100,000 or more .................... 138 117 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 440 34 095 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 740 53 107 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 546 642 $1,000.. 13 942 10 433 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 534 16 251 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 322 379 Other ............................... 223 263 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 243 328 200 days or more ................... 156 205 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 227 260 number.. 12 065 17 379 Beef cows ..................farms.. 177 199 number.. 3 161 3 605 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 10 number.. 357 343 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 219 272 number.. 10 507 17 764 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 116 number.. 12 719 13 797 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 73 117 number.. 23 413 24 535 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 109 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 30 number.. 255 1 233 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 262 292 acres.. 52 239 42 112 bushels.. 7 225 925 5 320 901 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 5 20 acres.. 61 659 tons, green.. 948 9 534 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 129 167 acres.. 14 699 16 181 bushels.. 1 360 762 1 304 772 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 266 356 acres.. 36 062 36 665 bushels.. 1 650 427 1 508 472 Cotton .......................farms.. 47 40 acres.. 9 411 4 706 bales.. 15 390 7 331 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 335 411 acres.. 84 893 95 312 bushels.. 2 801 711 2 488 369 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 165 185 acres.. 5 905 5 447 tons, dry.. 12 022 11 396 @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. .