1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WARREN COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 526 550 Land in farms ..................acres.. 126 474 127 096 Average size of farm .......acres.. 240 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 393 056 212 784 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 584 973 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 690 35 120 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 36 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 106 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 176 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 151 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 453 475 acres.. 86 382 82 016 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 394 425 acres.. 63 326 56 893 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 11 acres.. 968 832 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 22 476 17 832 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 730 32 422 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 696 7 321 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 780 10 511 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 141 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 102 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 43 $100,000 or more .................... 64 46 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 255 13 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 606 24 800 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 526 551 $1,000.. 5 568 4 261 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 586 7 734 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 257 262 Other ............................... 269 288 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 280 311 200 days or more ................... 204 232 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 319 322 number.. 12 148 12 068 Beef cows ..................farms.. 282 271 number.. (D) 5 314 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 15 number.. (D) 109 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 302 316 number.. 6 195 5 912 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 127 138 number.. 40 824 36 120 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 132 145 number.. 75 089 66 670 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 17 number.. 509 333 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 39 number.. 991 1 454 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 210 226 acres.. 22 283 18 954 bushels.. 2 695 740 2 053 990 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 36 34 acres.. 692 454 tons, green.. 9 826 7 003 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 35 20 acres.. 1 798 755 bushels.. 168 631 52 783 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 178 135 acres.. 10 403 4 677 bushels.. 416 845 183 052 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 184 213 acres.. 20 471 22 100 bushels.. 753 361 659 246 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 275 299 acres.. 9 928 10 563 tons, dry.. 17 022 19 190 @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. .