1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VERNON COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 249 1 251 Land in farms ..................acres.. 402 202 396 638 Average size of farm .......acres.. 322 317 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 211 386 153 892 Average per acre .........dollars.. 652 474 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 584 34 613 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 184 182 50 to 179 acres ..................... 426 438 180 to 499 acres .................... 349 342 500 to 999 acres .................... 162 173 1,000 acres or more ................. 86 78 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 091 1 125 acres.. 283 672 276 924 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 954 1 015 acres.. 177 555 166 752 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 18 acres.. 2 242 3 690 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 392 33 310 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 140 26 627 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 228 16 304 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 164 17 006 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 264 274 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 191 183 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 209 241 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 254 236 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 131 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 92 111 $100,000 or more .................... 108 75 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 030 26 986 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 046 21 571 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 249 1 251 $1,000.. 5 864 5 053 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 695 4 039 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 649 673 Other ............................... 600 578 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 649 652 200 days or more ................... 444 448 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 909 926 number.. 60 813 55 749 Beef cows ..................farms.. 820 800 number.. 30 669 26 216 Milk cows ..................farms.. 52 57 number.. 2 025 2 223 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 893 924 number.. 29 557 27 504 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 115 128 number.. 75 277 19 818 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 116 138 number.. 77 414 33 716 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 29 number.. 1 331 916 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 62 94 number.. 2 290 2 064 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 181 212 acres.. 18 584 16 101 bushels.. 2 323 022 1 506 339 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 20 20 acres.. 818 1 098 tons, green.. 13 010 17 475 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 233 327 acres.. 22 448 26 986 bushels.. 1 944 636 2 099 767 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 326 113 acres.. 36 759 7 321 bushels.. 1 599 069 238 021 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 378 494 acres.. 53 570 65 985 bushels.. 1 588 709 1 886 722 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 768 760 acres.. 54 181 43 799 tons, dry.. 93 973 81 324 @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. .