Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Callaway 
Camden 
Cape Girardeau 
Carroll 
Carter 
Cass 
Cedar 
Farms 
number 
1,417 
533 
1,139 
1,112 
196 
1,495 
819 
Land in farms 
acres 
316,066 
138,617 
252,911 
431,832 
73,642 
319,314 
189,749 
Average size of farm 
acres 
223 
260 
222 
388 
376 
214 
232 
Median size of farm 
acres 
96 
160 
103 
154 
130 
70 
140 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
728,630 
566,041 
695,755 
1,216,926 
624,726 
708,608 
422,039 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,267 
2,176 
3,133 
3,134 
1,663 
3,318 
1,822 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
113,065 
23,653 
91,916 
134,876 
9,617 
109,270 
47,259 
Average per farm 
dollars 
79,792 
44,378 
80,699 
121,291 
49,064 
73,090 
57,704 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
62 
24 
59 
22 
2 
72 
18 
1 0 to 49 acres 
341 
63 
277 
183 
44 
543 
145 
50 to 1 79 acres 
579 
190 
430 
422 
69 
502 
330 
1 80 to 499 acres 
298 
192 
257 
283 
46 
241 
241 
500 to 999 acres 
83 
48 
65 
97 
16 
80 
61 
1 ,000 acres or more 
54 
16 
51 
105 
19 
57 
24 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,114 
319 
961 
1,036 
102 
1,145 
600 
acres 
160,866 
24,413 
157,336 
320,850 
9,589 
202,443 
63,257 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
920 
296 
853 
744 
90 
1,001 
554 
acres 
138,274 
19,863 
137,334 
258,458 
7,941 
177,400 
51,681 
Irrigated land 
farms 
44 
10 
60 
19 
5 
46 
12 
acres 
5,426 
52 
11,589 
3,480 
(D) 
2,812 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
84,919 
17,563 
77,651 
130,462 
4,610 
86,235 
23,585 
Average per farm 
dollars 
59,929 
32,952 
68,175 
117,322 
23,523 
57,682 
28,797 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
34,075 
1,930 
52,149 
111,305 
1,046 
60,217 
6,811 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
50,845 
15,633 
25,502 
19,157 
3,564 
26,018 
16,774 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
535 
167 
353 
431 
81 
578 
225 
$2,500 to $4,999 
118 
61 
104 
51 
16 
169 
87 
$5,000 to $9,999 
197 
72 
160 
90 
37 
205 
100 
$10,000 to $24,999 
244 
120 
179 
136 
25 
224 
178 
$25,000 to $49,999 
137 
56 
108 
107 
16 
120 
129 
$50,000 to $99,999 
70 
33 
101 
111 
9 
87 
63 
$100,000 or more 
116 
24 
134 
186 
12 
112 
37 
Government payments 
farms 
578 
29 
625 
892 
25 
515 
145 
$1,000 
2,756 
100 
3,397 
7,522 
123 
2,726 
639 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
532 
180 
494 
600 
52 
496 
260 
$1,000 
7,848 
427 
8,451 
13,651 
207 
10,304 
2,259 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
87,445 
19,949 
71,600 
103,355 
5,177 
86,021 
25,298 
Average per farm 
dollars 
61,712 
37,428 
62,862 
92,945 
26,415 
57,539 
30,889 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,417 
533 
1,139 
1,112 
196 
1,495 
819 
$1,000 
8,078 
-1,859 
17,900 
48,280 
-237 
13,244 
1,184 
Average per farm 
dollars 
5,701 
-3,487 
15,715 
43,418 
-1,208 
8,859 
1,446 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
503 
225 
545 
443 
89 
692 
370 
Other 
number 
914 
308 
594 
669 
107 
803 
449 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
964 
348 
736 
667 
148 
950 
546 
200 days or more 
number 
656 
255 
434 
446 
105 
712 
371 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
661 
379 
569 
349 
138 
706 
592 
number 
38,436 
19,504 
35,533 
41,960 
7,071 
35,590 
41,117 
Beef cows 
farms 
583 
318 
491 
274 
128 
632 
539 
number 
16,885 
9,052 
14,342 
11,776 
4,077 
19,591 
22,400 
Milk cows 
farms 
9 
12 
20 
18 
4 
15 
32 
number 
41 
196 
1,654 
123 
19 
307 
498 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
609 
330 
529 
299 
110 
592 
512 
number 
25,003 
17,709 
19,998 
16,167 
4,226 
18,417 
18,368 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
31 
10 
25 
8 
- 
26 
10 
number 
45,722 
(D) 
1,252 
(D) 
- 
32,496 
153 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
22 
11 
28 
11 
- 
22 
12 
number 
299,426 
(D) 
2,317 
(D) 
- 
164,640 
113 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
46 
8 
24 
5 
4 
21 
20 
number 
1,375 
201 
846 
200 
52 
202 
1,261 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
107 
68 
65 
19 
18 
182 
81 
number 
3,401 
1,250 
1,321 
214 
582 
4,292 
1,531 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
4 
4 
1 
- 
- 
13 
3 
number 
205 
780 
(D) 
- 
- 
256 
44 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
156 
3 
279 
373 
- 
151 
21 
acres 
32,148 
131 
36,084 
92,545 
- 
39,447 
4,995 
bushels 
1,473,428 
(D) 
2,673,750 
7,454,019 
- 
1 ,944,944 
278,322 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
16 
1 
41 
26 
- 
18 
4 
acres 
1,423 
(D) 
2,779 
1,395 
- 
1,696 
(D) 
tons 
12,543 
(D) 
28,463 
13,002 
- 
12,622 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
106 
181 
76 
- 
55 
30 
acres 
7,987 
- 
16,136 
6,1 56 
- 
7,856 
1,573 
bushels 
428,384 
- 
795,774 
329,085 
- 
448,655 
64,633 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
104 
- 
178 
76 
- 
55 
30 
acres 
(D) 
- 
15,965 
6,156 
- 
7,856 
1,573 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
789,219 
329,085 
- 
448,655 
64,633 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
- 
3 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
171 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
6,555 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Missouri 237 
