Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Chariton 
Christian 
Clark 
Clay 
Clinton 
Cole 
Cooper 
Farms 
number 
1,120 
1,177 
673 
578 
758 
1,055 
928 
Land in farms 
acres 
406,355 
179,468 
241,121 
110,650 
191,602 
176,306 
307,128 
Average size of farm 
acres 
363 
152 
358 
191 
253 
167 
331 
Median size of farm 
acres 
160 
78 
159 
50 
80 
107 
156 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,078,481 
476,400 
950,794 
819,787 
866,280 
486,793 
940,299 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,973 
3,124 
2,654 
4,282 
3,427 
2,913 
2,841 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
142,205 
57,598 
69,363 
53,226 
64,299 
65,796 
101,139 
Average per farm 
dollars 
126,968 
48,936 
103,065 
92,086 
84,827 
62,365 
108,986 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
26 
81 
12 
28 
19 
50 
30 
1 0 to 49 acres 
165 
347 
79 
254 
247 
204 
122 
50 to 179 acres 
416 
447 
277 
167 
297 
476 
371 
180 to 499 acres 
275 
236 
165 
70 
128 
268 
244 
500 to 999 acres 
137 
52 
85 
37 
30 
41 
88 
1 ,000 acres or more 
101 
14 
55 
22 
37 
16 
73 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,030 
705 
603 
429 
605 
813 
768 
acres 
282,647 
53,328 
150,888 
57,238 
126,853 
67,524 
190,348 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
770 
653 
421 
376 
455 
769 
673 
acres 
239,346 
44,286 
125,443 
51,420 
108,372 
57,570 
162,209 
Irrigated land 
farms 
33 
22 
11 
13 
6 
34 
24 
acres 
3,876 
64 
3,179 
(□) 
(D) 
860 
743 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
123,821 
24,272 
72,054 
50,354 
56,419 
38,372 
78,289 
Average per farm 
dollars 
110,555 
20,622 
107,064 
87,118 
74,431 
36,372 
84,363 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
89,250 
3,459 
51,825 
19,447 
38,632 
10,516 
45,029 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
34,571 
20,813 
20,229 
30,907 
17,787 
27,856 
33,260 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
371 
393 
267 
268 
312 
257 
242 
$2,500 to $4,999 
77 
153 
40 
39 
65 
108 
57 
$5,000 to $9,999 
76 
173 
53 
40 
80 
178 
85 
$10,000 to $24,999 
144 
221 
80 
85 
109 
227 
161 
$25,000 to $49,999 
122 
127 
55 
50 
79 
163 
144 
$50,000 to $99,999 
114 
65 
59 
28 
35 
64 
82 
$100,000 or more 
216 
45 
119 
68 
78 
58 
157 
Government payments 
farms 
823 
84 
544 
143 
365 
316 
600 
$1,000 
5,823 
240 
4,399 
1,079 
2,589 
980 
4,120 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
533 
294 
360 
179 
293 
387 
449 
$1,000 
8,840 
3,280 
6,903 
2,290 
7,965 
1,733 
12,481 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
97,167 
29,608 
59,109 
48,070 
61,702 
35,120 
79,874 
Average per farm 
dollars 
86,757 
25,156 
87,829 
83,166 
81,401 
33,289 
86,071 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,120 
1,177 
673 
578 
758 
1,055 
928 
$1,000 
41,317 
-1,817 
24,247 
5,653 
5,271 
5,965 
15,015 
Average per farm 
dollars 
36,890 
-1,544 
36,029 
9,780 
6,953 
5,654 
16,180 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
535 
515 
275 
246 
292 
403 
397 
Other 
number 
585 
662 
398 
332 
466 
652 
531 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
682 
768 
417 
365 
484 
754 
604 
200 days or more 
number 
499 
539 
295 
226 
338 
482 
379 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
414 
776 
250 
218 
320 
759 
498 
number 
39,747 
33,967 
23,668 
27,210 
25,568 
35,173 
43,270 
Beef cows 
farms 
375 
601 
212 
151 
254 
670 
430 
number 
18,712 
15,440 
7,380 
(D) 
(D) 
19,185 
17,560 
Milk cows 
farms 
5 
32 
11 
2 
3 
19 
21 
number 
26 
881 
35 
(D) 
(D) 
704 
474 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
388 
662 
224 
192 
299 
704 
420 
number 
29,054 
19,311 
18,480 
27,669 
17,986 
18,205 
18,680 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
18 
20 
14 
10 
8 
23 
14 
number 
6,282 
190 
355 
677 
(D) 
28,745 
4,643 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
18 
14 
14 
8 
7 
20 
10 
number 
10,140 
185 
(D) 
1,486 
(D) 
154,191 
23,242 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
11 
34 
18 
6 
18 
21 
27 
number 
452 
1,429 
885 
104 
351 
891 
901 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
32 
111 
32 
43 
75 
99 
57 
number 
855 
1,964 
1,910 
1,145 
4,977 
2,286 
58,948 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
5 
3 
2 
2 
6 
5 
number 
(D) 
878 
36 
(D) 
(D) 
277 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
363 
2 
225 
51 
112 
98 
278 
acres 
71,298 
(D) 
46,706 
11,857 
40,013 
5,580 
46,399 
bushels 
5,209,695 
(D) 
3,473,664 
997,185 
2,268,812 
362,567 
2,073,324 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
32 
6 
22 
5 
10 
32 
45 
acres 
1,286 
185 
688 
292 
659 
674 
4,328 
tons 
14,295 
1,770 
8,391 
3,716 
8,302 
3,672 
42,961 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
123 
7 
59 
21 
9 
57 
138 
acres 
8,654 
588 
3,282 
1,253 
619 
1,577 
21,890 
bushels 
449,242 
25,690 
194,720 
57,359 
38,709 
61,317 
1,035,932 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
123 
7 
59 
21 
9 
57 
138 
acres 
8,654 
588 
3,282 
1,253 
619 
1,577 
21,890 
bushels 
449,242 
25,690 
194,720 
57,359 
38,709 
61,317 
1,035,932 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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238 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
