1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TANEY COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 493 566 Land in farms ..................acres.. 160 576 178 092 Average size of farm .......acres.. 326 315 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 140 148 524 Average per acre .........dollars.. 613 471 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 338 15 405 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 166 180 180 to 499 acres .................... 143 175 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 373 409 acres.. 52 528 55 174 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 242 255 acres.. 11 823 11 813 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 39 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 472 7 062 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 157 12 477 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 404 249 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 069 6 813 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 130 173 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 111 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 108 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 33 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 29 $100,000 or more .................... 12 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 6 531 6 814 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 220 12 017 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 494 567 $1,000.. 524 1 564 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 060 2 759 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 219 247 Other ............................... 274 319 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 289 352 200 days or more ................... 210 252 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 412 489 number.. 23 827 26 261 Beef cows ..................farms.. 350 407 number.. 12 509 13 706 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 49 number.. 690 763 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 403 491 number.. 11 796 13 957 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 45 number.. 955 1 416 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 40 number.. 2 196 4 097 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 1 number.. 90 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 63 number.. 723 1 249 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 3 1 acres.. 125 (D) bushels.. 2 564 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 230 242 acres.. 11 410 10 931 tons, dry.. 19 477 17 219 @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. .