1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WORTH COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 327 367 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 028 144 572 Average size of farm .......acres.. 410 394 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 225 646 182 376 Average per acre .........dollars.. 542 448 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 038 35 529 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 94 180 to 499 acres .................... 117 135 500 to 999 acres .................... 62 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 305 344 acres.. 98 179 106 408 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 279 311 acres.. 47 562 52 838 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 12 281 13 406 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 558 36 529 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 451 5 487 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 830 7 919 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 49 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 40 61 $100,000 or more .................... 34 29 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 333 10 528 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 560 28 687 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 326 367 $1,000.. 3 101 3 678 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 512 10 022 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 190 243 Other ............................... 137 124 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 157 171 200 days or more ................... 109 89 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 228 268 number.. 18 331 22 934 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 240 number.. 9 920 12 138 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 12 number.. 127 105 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 227 281 number.. 9 682 12 400 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 71 number.. 10 702 12 694 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 73 number.. 20 708 21 114 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 13 number.. 768 816 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 23 number.. (D) 1 075 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 144 188 acres.. 12 892 12 436 bushels.. 1 480 693 1 221 529 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 11 14 acres.. 823 441 tons, green.. 14 288 5 271 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 6 2 acres.. 353 (D) bushels.. 26 973 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 10 acres.. 300 410 bushels.. 8 280 14 044 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 163 199 acres.. 15 188 21 529 bushels.. 527 449 679 226 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 226 243 acres.. 19 928 18 262 tons, dry.. 39 936 40 702 @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. .