1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WEBSTER COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 541 1 646 Land in farms ..................acres.. 289 729 290 980 Average size of farm .......acres.. 188 177 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 725 119 167 Average per acre .........dollars.. 805 656 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 135 19 499 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 64 10 to 49 acres ...................... 353 395 50 to 179 acres ..................... 652 692 180 to 499 acres .................... 377 381 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 328 1 445 acres.. 163 959 155 786 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 087 1 141 acres.. 66 698 61 188 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 19 acres.. 211 569 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 125 43 122 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 825 26 198 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 279 846 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 846 42 276 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 414 456 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 253 268 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 257 267 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 246 264 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 131 137 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 145 $100,000 or more .................... 122 109 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 805 32 078 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 445 19 465 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 540 1 648 $1,000.. 6 895 11 098 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 477 6 734 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 718 772 Other ............................... 823 874 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 940 1 008 200 days or more ................... 691 720 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 320 1 419 number.. 72 354 74 018 Beef cows ..................farms.. 874 909 number.. 21 822 22 670 Milk cows ..................farms.. 325 400 number.. 14 019 16 000 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 279 1 428 number.. 37 678 39 167 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 142 170 number.. 17 949 14 130 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 131 165 number.. 31 961 28 990 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 13 number.. 565 424 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 108 154 number.. 672 686 226 426 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 10 23 acres.. 277 569 bushels.. 34 955 53 978 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 67 68 acres.. 2 024 1 618 tons, green.. 26 577 21 481 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 3 6 acres.. 28 171 bushels.. 898 11 980 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 28 17 acres.. 365 251 bushels.. 10 083 5 839 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 3 acres.. 0 40 bushels.. 0 1 100 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 065 1 106 acres.. 63 839 56 516 tons, dry.. 116 689 96 011 @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. .