Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Missouri 
Adair 
Andrew 
Atchison 
Audrain 
Barry 
Barton 
Farms 
number 
99,171 
822 
826 
395 
1,015 
1,427 
940 
Land in farms 
acres 
28,266,137 
273,155 
198,588 
263,088 
436,483 
268,132 
332,209 
Average size of farm 
acres 
285 
332 
240 
666 
430 
188 
353 
Median size of farm 
acres 
120 
154 
91 
280 
164 
90 
160 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
795,444 
815,104 
855,310 
3,238,515 
1,643,676 
476,843 
743,857 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,791 
2,453 
3,558 
4,862 
3,822 
2,538 
2,105 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
8,822,239 
65,121 
74,918 
117,368 
175,506 
80,153 
118,511 
Average per farm 
dollars 
88,960 
79,223 
90,699 
297,134 
172,912 
56,169 
126,076 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
3,544 
17 
42 
2 
23 
41 
48 
1 0 to 49 acres 
21,706 
144 
202 
49 
166 
403 
178 
50 to 1 79 acres 
37,013 
295 
299 
110 
339 
572 
293 
180 to 499 acres 
23,301 
229 
177 
90 
232 
291 
207 
500 to 999 acres 
7,819 
81 
68 
56 
131 
81 
134 
1 ,000 acres or more 
5,788 
56 
38 
88 
124 
39 
80 
Total cropland 
farms 
76,746 
698 
720 
370 
915 
888 
777 
acres 
15,259,319 
134,006 
137,991 
228,641 
353,971 
73,624 
223,964 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
64,722 
568 
585 
325 
783 
828 
649 
acres 
12,917,688 
101,631 
117,545 
217,432 
333,618 
64,230 
201,964 
Irrigated land 
farms 
3,727 
12 
6 
34 
91 
22 
59 
acres 
1,180,886 
93 
(D) 
12,207 
15,134 
364 
11,144 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
9,164,886 
35,789 
57,680 
169,951 
151,194 
357,822 
120,139 
Average per farm 
dollars 
92,415 
43,539 
69,830 
430,255 
148,960 
250,751 
127,807 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
4,566,953 
20,148 
46,225 
147,023 
89,658 
6,279 
73,277 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
4,597,933 
15,641 
11,455 
22,928 
61,536 
351,544 
46,862 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
33,002 
293 
280 
76 
239 
378 
259 
$2,500 to $4,999 
8,520 
72 
68 
10 
54 
145 
64 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11,206 
91 
74 
17 
91 
171 
87 
$10,000 to $24,999 
15,841 
107 
116 
25 
115 
246 
112 
$25,000 to $49,999 
10,822 
89 
99 
33 
132 
125 
121 
$50,000 to $99,999 
7,365 
89 
66 
37 
116 
101 
81 
$100,000 or more 
12,415 
81 
123 
197 
268 
261 
216 
Government payments 
farms 
41,354 
415 
552 
333 
670 
186 
561 
$1,000 
323,953 
3,054 
3,587 
3,963 
5,605 
876 
4,742 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
39,119 
387 
349 
225 
610 
413 
427 
$1,000 
790,362 
5,046 
7,782 
11,445 
36,974 
4,480 
16,133 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
8,290,499 
35,806 
52,238 
106,471 
156,313 
311,231 
101,002 
Average per farm 
dollars 
83,598 
43,559 
63,242 
269,546 
154,003 
218,102 
107,448 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
99,171 
822 
826 
395 
1,015 
1,427 
940 
$1,000 
1,988,702 
8,084 
16,812 
78,888 
37,461 
51,948 
40,013 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,053 
9,834 
20,353 
199,717 
36,907 
36,404 
42,567 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
43,788 
362 
348 
263 
566 
621 
430 
Other 
number 
55,383 
460 
478 
132 
449 
806 
510 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
61,676 
526 
502 
204 
529 
948 
592 
200 days or more 
number 
42,462 
336 
388 
110 
350 
653 
456 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
53,401 
396 
321 
99 
416 
1,087 
529 
number 
3,703,120 
37,295 
16,540 
6,812 
32,227 
76,138 
36,040 
Beef cows 
farms 
46,161 
366 
292 
87 
341 
955 
469 
number 
1,683,731 
17,792 
8,634 
3,211 
11,243 
37,433 
18,250 
Milk cows 
farms 
2,451 
17 
7 
- 
73 
32 
28 
number 
92,952 
80 
358 
- 
1,165 
2,592 
258 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
46,909 
366 
281 
87 
366 
928 
468 
number 
2,297,985 
18,417 
10,109 
4,538 
26,451 
41,177 
20,962 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
2,128 
18 
9 
5 
46 
14 
29 
number 
2,774,597 
(D) 
108 
(□) 
55,182 
144 
41,759 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1,852 
13 
6 
5 
41 
11 
25 
number 
9,727,491 
5,096 
30 
(D) 
159,060 
77 
398,354 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
2,454 
25 
7 
3 
58 
18 
15 
number 
91,967 
1,064 
503 
51 
2,219 
1,027 
234 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
8,150 
63 
54 
11 
103 
123 
56 
number 
8,276,409 
9,456 
876 
148 
3,963 
497,544 
12,052 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
784 
3 
2 
- 
6 
126 
- 
number 
272,389,497 
260 
(□) 
- 
490 
77,193,970 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
15,101 
114 
287 
257 
388 
67 
229 
acres 
3,302,499 
14,150 
48,492 
112,004 
117,379 
7,685 
57,156 
bushels 
226,370,607 
483,827 
3,353,509 
13,811,962 
3,816,099 
302,493 
3,404,539 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2,485 
21 
10 
9 
131 
14 
31 
acres 
148,805 
1,735 
388 
193 
9,139 
708 
2,178 
tons 
1,239,611 
15,603 
3,185 
1,256 
61,828 
4,786 
17,914 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
6,270 
35 
23 
1 
213 
17 
241 
acres 
690,245 
1,664 
2,055 
(D) 
19,857 
936 
43,976 
bushels 
38,087,065 
96,595 
107,905 
(D) 
1,225,471 
42,511 
2,564,437 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
6,261 
35 
23 
1 
213 
17 
241 
acres 
689,965 
1,664 
2,055 
(D) 
19,857 
936 
43,976 
bushels 
38,077,448 
96,595 
107,905 
(D) 
1,225,471 
42,511 
2,564,437 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
280 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
9,617 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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