1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SULLIVAN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 779 828 Land in farms ..................acres.. 329 999 320 569 Average size of farm .......acres.. 424 387 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 900 132 592 Average per acre .........dollars.. 440 354 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 905 21 248 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 49 63 50 to 179 acres ..................... 212 225 180 to 499 acres .................... 298 334 500 to 999 acres .................... 117 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 686 750 acres.. 215 857 209 768 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 595 660 acres.. 97 425 96 196 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. 319 127 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 815 23 280 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 139 28 116 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 201 6 128 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 614 17 152 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 140 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 123 130 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 205 243 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 78 $100,000 or more .................... 65 50 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 963 19 320 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 194 23 334 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 779 828 $1,000.. 3 835 4 315 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 923 5 211 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 418 487 Other ............................... 361 341 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 397 433 200 days or more ................... 257 274 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 580 617 number.. 51 309 48 339 Beef cows ..................farms.. 540 546 number.. 29 001 26 085 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 33 number.. 327 412 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 576 635 number.. 32 895 31 995 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 93 108 number.. 15 842 14 344 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 103 114 number.. 25 574 26 407 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 32 number.. 1 175 1 140 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 53 number.. 938 2 082 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 181 217 acres.. 12 681 11 983 bushels.. 1 330 048 1 131 901 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 14 13 acres.. 566 442 tons, green.. 5 681 5 110 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 12 13 acres.. 713 607 bushels.. 59 180 42 841 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 30 20 acres.. 1 816 642 bushels.. 69 304 23 660 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 192 266 acres.. 23 958 28 399 bushels.. 755 040 905 586 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 518 567 acres.. 59 461 54 746 tons, dry.. 93 746 89 685 @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. .