Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bates 
Benton 
Bollinger 
Boone 
Buchanan 
Butler 
Caldwell 
Farms 
number 
1,169 
800 
788 
1,171 
727 
509 
1,035 
Land in farms 
acres 
448,135 
240,653 
200,228 
240,710 
188,688 
234,110 
244,528 
Average size of farm 
acres 
383 
301 
254 
206 
260 
460 
236 
Median size of farm 
acres 
139 
160 
140 
76 
95 
131 
102 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
869,525 
628,792 
511,847 
749,119 
895,721 
1,464,493 
537,487 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,268 
2,090 
2,014 
3,644 
3,451 
3,184 
2,275 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
133,091 
56,200 
45,896 
81,538 
66,710 
92,502 
56,184 
Average per farm 
dollars 
113,850 
70,249 
58,243 
69,631 
91,761 
181,732 
54,284 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
27 
33 
15 
73 
29 
19 
18 
1 0 to 49 acres 
247 
115 
118 
390 
185 
102 
234 
50 to 179 acres 
392 
271 
353 
384 
308 
174 
452 
180 to 499 acres 
291 
276 
201 
223 
110 
89 
221 
500 to 999 acres 
107 
64 
61 
54 
51 
44 
68 
1 ,000 acres or more 
105 
41 
40 
47 
44 
81 
42 
Total cropland 
farms 
954 
562 
635 
927 
658 
399 
898 
acres 
278,213 
87,181 
79,312 
144,365 
136,111 
186,202 
153,006 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
832 
518 
570 
803 
551 
350 
641 
acres 
243,456 
74,345 
66,991 
123,659 
120,536 
181,561 
104,921 
Irrigated land 
farms 
19 
16 
39 
78 
9 
183 
2 
acres 
2,193 
701 
6,758 
5,283 
(D) 
123,634 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
104,143 
62,697 
31,621 
52,185 
67,532 
126,328 
38,855 
Average per farm 
dollars 
89,088 
78,372 
40,129 
44,564 
92,891 
248,189 
37,541 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
63,996 
13,012 
16,490 
34,419 
60,492 
123,103 
24,241 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
40,148 
49,685 
15,132 
17,765 
7,040 
3,225 
14,614 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
338 
204 
245 
478 
227 
149 
447 
$2,500 to $4,999 
92 
88 
75 
140 
42 
40 
77 
$5,000 to $9,999 
110 
89 
115 
144 
72 
52 
124 
$10,000 to $24,999 
186 
158 
158 
156 
106 
62 
141 
$25,000 to $49,999 
163 
121 
86 
103 
92 
48 
98 
$50,000 to $99,999 
108 
58 
54 
55 
76 
31 
80 
$100,000 or more 
172 
82 
55 
95 
112 
127 
68 
Government payments 
farms 
672 
233 
331 
363 
502 
265 
735 
$1,000 
4,369 
1,013 
1,313 
1,837 
3,153 
6,090 
5,312 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
536 
313 
303 
400 
261 
203 
447 
$1,000 
18,034 
4,205 
3,121 
5,235 
2,745 
3,787 
9,005 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
101,784 
63,276 
27,044 
54,399 
46,624 
92,983 
41,102 
Average per farm 
dollars 
87,070 
79,095 
34,320 
46,455 
64,132 
182,677 
39,712 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,169 
800 
788 
1,171 
727 
509 
1,035 
$1,000 
24,762 
4,639 
9,012 
4,857 
26,805 
43,222 
12,069 
Average per farm 
dollars 
21,182 
5,799 
11,436 
4,148 
36,871 
84,916 
11,661 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
545 
422 
334 
449 
323 
244 
424 
Other 
number 
624 
378 
454 
722 
404 
265 
611 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
647 
482 
504 
727 
399 
293 
579 
200 days or more 
number 
451 
331 
314 
525 
309 
220 
394 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
710 
529 
498 
364 
256 
157 
406 
number 
63,253 
42,295 
23,644 
19,150 
14,727 
6,531 
21,130 
Beef cows 
farms 
671 
483 
443 
324 
234 
146 
354 
number 
33,393 
21,661 
13,210 
(D) 
6,804 
(D) 
12,046 
Milk cows 
farms 
23 
19 
4 
8 
7 
3 
8 
number 
811 
442 
108 
(D) 
81 
(D) 
149 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
669 
478 
441 
336 
230 
141 
353 
number 
35,552 
21,321 
15,512 
11,661 
7,703 
2,748 
12,585 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
14 
15 
17 
23 
8 
8 
31 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
712 
10,599 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
14 
13 
14 
25 
5 
6 
31 
number 
(□) 
(□) 
958 
(D) 
(D) 
306 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
26 
21 
12 
56 
14 
4 
22 
number 
1,163 
871 
195 
1,749 
414 
(D) 
713 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
95 
82 
56 
114 
29 
41 
48 
number 
2,150 
103,137 
990 
10,498 
498 
724 
953 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
5 
18 
4 
7 
2 
2 
- 
number 
(D) 
5,990,737 
(D) 
540 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
202 
56 
84 
128 
269 
86 
155 
acres 
62,802 
9,181 
7,857 
26,733 
48,887 
27,899 
18,326 
bushels 
3,074,089 
328,804 
525,806 
1,383,082 
4,996,290 
3,604,861 
767,775 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
31 
33 
2 
20 
11 
- 
13 
acres 
1,771 
3,029 
(D) 
1,729 
184 
- 
966 
tons 
12,970 
27,525 
(D) 
11,809 
2,610 
- 
7,122 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
116 
52 
45 
62 
31 
53 
64 
acres 
19,464 
4,087 
4,048 
7,941 
1,848 
11,528 
5,365 
bushels 
1,170,422 
215,892 
185,640 
426,816 
96,127 
695,000 
326,140 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
116 
52 
45 
62 
31 
53 
64 
acres 
19,464 
4,087 
4,048 
7,941 
1,848 
11,528 
5,365 
bushels 
1,170,422 
215,892 
185,640 
426,816 
96,127 
695,000 
326,140 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
236 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
