1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WRIGHT COUNTY, MISSOURI Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 330 1 407 Land in farms ..................acres.. 316 617 327 071 Average size of farm .......acres.. 238 232 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 584 111 242 Average per acre .........dollars.. 654 510 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 623 16 955 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 206 182 50 to 179 acres ..................... 466 506 180 to 499 acres .................... 471 521 500 to 999 acres .................... 115 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 133 1 189 acres.. 161 665 167 167 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 889 920 acres.. 59 890 54 272 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 221 724 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 232 45 727 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 265 32 499 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 961 967 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 271 44 760 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 292 301 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 183 202 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 216 228 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 232 243 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 103 131 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 144 152 $100,000 or more .................... 160 150 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 628 32 179 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 795 22 903 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 330 1 405 $1,000.. 8 597 13 195 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 464 9 391 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 765 808 Other ............................... 565 599 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 642 698 200 days or more ................... 452 478 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 173 1 247 number.. 78 110 76 874 Beef cows ..................farms.. 743 768 number.. 22 850 21 571 Milk cows ..................farms.. 361 421 number.. 20 004 20 765 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 159 1 248 number.. 35 108 37 021 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 70 98 number.. 11 060 7 330 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 78 number.. 21 464 15 168 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 23 number.. 438 843 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 76 143 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 603 569 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 5 0 acres.. 126 0 bushels.. 12 540 0 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 9 6 acres.. 238 221 tons, green.. 3 190 2 690 Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms.. 4 1 acres.. 269 (D) bushels.. 15 607 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 9 8 acres.. 389 186 bushels.. 10 826 5 390 Cotton .......................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bales.. 0 0 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 869 902 acres.. 58 357 52 860 tons, dry.. 111 868 91 947 @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. .