1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE

HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE:  1992 AND 1987
ATCHISON COUNTY,                MISSOURI
                     Item                      ALL FARMS

                                                    1992            1987

Farms .........................number..              509             622
Land in farms ..................acres..          304 032         321 878
    Average size of farm .......acres..              597             517
Value of land and buildings@1:
    Average per farm .........dollars..          490 376         352 725
    Average per acre .........dollars..              775             680

Estimated market value of all
  machinery and equipment@1
    Average per farm .........dollars..           92 109          61 743
Farms by size:
  1 to 9 acres ........................               22              36
  10 to 49 acres ......................               39              42
  50 to 179 acres .....................               80             113
  180 to 499 acres ....................              127             164
  500 to 999 acres ....................              153             187
  1,000 acres or more .................               88              80

Total cropland .................farms..              473             581
                                acres..          273 297         280 828
  Harvested cropland ...........farms..              455             560
                                acres..          226 386         208 644
Irrigated land .................farms..               20              19
                                acres..            5 275           3 408

Market value of agricultural
  products sold................$1,000..           62 943          49 191
    Average per farm .........dollars..          123 661          79 085
  Crops, including nursery and
   greenhouse crops............$1,000..           51 386          37 412
  Livestock, poultry, and their
   products....................$1,000..           11 557          11 779
Farms by value of sales:
  Less than $2,500 ....................               37              27
  $2,500 to $4,999 ....................               20              36
  $5,000 to $9,999 ....................               24              51
  $10,000 to $24,999 ..................               52              82
  $25,000 to $49,999 ..................               51             109
  $50,000 to $99,999 ..................              106             139
  $100,000 or more ....................              219             178
Total farm production expenses.$1,000..           42 677          35 430
    Average per farm .........dollars..           83 846          57 052
Net cash return from agricultural
  sales for the farm unit.......farms..              509             621
                               $1,000..           21 895          13 996
    Average per farm..........dollars..           43 016          22 537

Operators by principal occupation:
  Farming .............................              401             501
  Other ...............................              108             121
Operators by days worked off farm:
  Any .................................              159             184
   200 days or more ...................               79              80

Livestock and poultry:
  Cattle and calves inventory...farms..              254             288
                               number..           20 852          22 537
    Beef cows ..................farms..              206             241
                               number..            9 260           9 831
    Milk cows ..................farms..                6               6
                               number..               82              34
  Cattle and calves sold .......farms..              259             305
                               number..           13 272          14 954

  Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms..               71              98
                               number..           22 030          19 348
  Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms..               75             104
                               number..           41 495          35 681
  Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms..                9              10
                               number..              103             451
  Chickens 3 months old or
    older inventory.............farms..                8              21
                               number..              (D)           1 377
  Broilers and other meat-type
    chickens sold...............farms..                0               0
                               number..                0               0
Selected crops harvested:
  Corn for grain or seed .......farms..              413             502
                                acres..          115 138          91 792
                              bushels..       15 977 258      10 119 834

  Corn for sil for green chop...farms..               17              23
                                acres..              521             814
                          tons, green..            5 640          10 920
  Sorghum for grain or seed.....farms..                1               5
                                acres..              (D)             210
                              bushels..              (D)          12 989

  Wheat for grain ..............farms..               29              37
                                acres..            2 289           1 514
                              bushels..           95 901          59 221
  Cotton .......................farms..                0               0
                                acres..                0               0
                                bales..                0               0

  Soybeans for beans ...........farms..              410             505
                                acres..          102 720         108 434
                              bushels..        4 072 077       3 816 751

  Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms..              198             209
                                acres..            7 264           6 443
                            tons, dry..           19 808          16 003
       @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.
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