1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STODDARD COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 953 1 159 Land in farms ..................acres.. 438 142 434 403 Average size of farm .......acres.. 460 375 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 560 094 341 341 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 209 940 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 492 52 291 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 45 10 to 49 acres ...................... 155 175 50 to 179 acres ..................... 284 345 180 to 499 acres .................... 191 292 500 to 999 acres .................... 170 193 1,000 acres or more ................. 132 109 Total cropland .................farms.. 901 1 080 acres.. 411 029 403 258 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 813 1 003 acres.. 364 240 314 371 Irrigated land .................farms.. 325 376 acres.. 184 512 139 272 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 117 261 77 302 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 044 66 697 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 94 332 61 705 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 929 15 597 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 185 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 135 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 132 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 188 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 149 $100,000 or more .................... 302 230 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 88 667 61 063 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 040 52 641 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 953 1 160 $1,000.. 29 119 15 789 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 555 13 611 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 617 745 Other ............................... 336 414 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 411 517 200 days or more ................... 268 287 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 310 390 number.. 11 027 12 003 Beef cows ..................farms.. 269 325 number.. 4 873 5 178 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 19 number.. 105 230 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 296 375 number.. 6 601 8 101 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 139 number.. 9 469 15 272 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 137 number.. 16 327 26 399 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 5 number.. 255 65 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 49 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 395 420 acres.. 110 791 70 830 bushels.. 16 180 472 8 832 464 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 11 18 acres.. 705 781 tons, green.. 7 365 8 969 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 333 504 acres.. 36 119 44 700 bushels.. 3 406 455 3 580 468 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 372 547 acres.. 46 060 51 691 bushels.. 2 306 141 2 541 013 Cotton .......................farms.. 84 108 acres.. 21 616 9 711 bales.. 37 017 15 248 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 586 766 acres.. 138 409 129 777 bushels.. 4 815 690 3 411 811 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 231 236 acres.. 7 479 7 270 tons, dry.. 12 529 12 482 @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. .