1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STONE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 698 782 Land in farms ..................acres.. 137 747 148 207 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 190 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 168 577 113 700 Average per acre .........dollars.. 815 578 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 463 14 058 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 127 50 to 179 acres ..................... 319 355 180 to 499 acres .................... 186 212 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 547 603 acres.. 67 024 71 063 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 374 391 acres.. 19 410 19 399 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 9 acres.. 109 174 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 679 16 347 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 327 20 904 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 100 345 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 579 16 002 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 160 222 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 136 134 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 128 131 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 127 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 46 $100,000 or more .................... 49 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 291 12 567 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 938 16 091 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 697 781 $1,000.. 2 220 4 025 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 185 5 154 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 326 362 Other ............................... 372 420 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 405 464 200 days or more ................... 279 333 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 618 673 number.. 35 417 36 044 Beef cows ..................farms.. 490 499 number.. 13 497 14 182 Milk cows ..................farms.. 107 134 number.. 4 972 5 566 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 596 669 number.. 16 300 19 038 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 42 number.. 1 120 1 476 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 40 number.. 2 283 3 938 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 14 number.. 82 510 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 64 number.. 671 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 6 7 acres.. 336 218 tons, green.. 4 566 2 490 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) 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.. 356 372 acres.. 18 893 18 226 tons, dry.. 36 063 30 184 @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. .