1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAYNE COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 361 360 Land in farms ..................acres.. 93 053 94 073 Average size of farm .......acres.. 258 261 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 337 139 117 Average per acre .........dollars.. 537 453 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 316 12 732 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 41 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 149 139 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 312 294 acres.. 40 845 37 312 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 229 228 acres.. 17 187 15 498 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 11 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 476 4 154 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 399 11 539 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 182 856 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 294 3 298 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 122 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 24 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 11 $100,000 or more .................... 5 5 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 502 3 097 Average per farm .........dollars.. 12 472 8 627 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 361 359 $1,000.. (D) 301 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 839 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 135 145 Other ............................... 226 215 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 232 204 200 days or more ................... 162 140 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 269 number.. 11 379 10 642 Beef cows ..................farms.. 240 239 number.. 6 004 5 665 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 5 number.. 26 13 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 261 264 number.. 5 629 6 105 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 64 number.. 4 850 6 150 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 65 number.. 13 485 12 658 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 106 57 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 32 number.. (D) 543 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 24 21 acres.. 2 569 901 bushels.. 268 073 87 743 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 27 41 acres.. 1 754 2 164 bushels.. 132 216 133 401 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 33 acres.. 891 1 274 bushels.. 34 882 45 500 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 32 45 acres.. 3 296 4 233 bushels.. 87 281 93 174 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 198 188 acres.. 8 989 7 183 tons, dry.. 13 582 10 362 @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. .