Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Hickory 
Holt 
Howard 
Howell 
Iron 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jefferson 
Farms 
number 
487 
408 
765 
1,535 
273 
701 
1,299 
705 
Land in farms 
acres 
181,965 
200,337 
243,420 
353,742 
70,507 
110,891 
246,707 
97,513 
Average size of farm 
acres 
374 
491 
318 
230 
258 
158 
190 
138 
Median size of farm 
acres 
180 
191 
154 
119 
149 
34 
80 
60 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
725,201 
1,865,298 
807,152 
433,877 
415,751 
638,655 
443,779 
471,185 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,941 
3,799 
2,537 
1,883 
1,610 
4,037 
2,337 
3,407 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
24,487 
83,566 
74,468 
79,084 
12,056 
50,742 
81,171 
37,605 
Average per farm 
dollars 
50,282 
204,819 
97,344 
51,520 
44,159 
72,385 
62,487 
53,341 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
13 
13 
21 
39 
6 
68 
69 
50 
1 0 to 49 acres 
57 
70 
109 
341 
36 
335 
384 
241 
50 to 1 79 acres 
173 
117 
295 
592 
116 
180 
505 
278 
180 to 499 acres 
156 
99 
195 
408 
78 
79 
245 
98 
500 to 999 acres 
55 
55 
98 
98 
23 
12 
61 
24 
1 ,000 acres or more 
33 
54 
47 
57 
14 
27 
35 
14 
Total cropland 
farms 
365 
386 
648 
852 
169 
518 
938 
506 
acres 
57,263 
166,501 
139,864 
58,477 
17,296 
75,134 
127,729 
36,264 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
328 
316 
513 
738 
152 
456 
829 
463 
acres 
47,310 
150,738 
111,944 
43,057 
9,356 
68,394 
112,117 
30,774 
Irrigated land 
farms 
4 
30 
17 
22 
12 
36 
35 
40 
acres 
(D) 
19,034 
2,755 
125 
487 
338 
3,461 
305 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
25,791 
94,894 
47,778 
53,938 
5,997 
32,532 
100,460 
13,624 
Average per farm 
dollars 
52,959 
232,582 
62,455 
35,139 
21,968 
46,408 
77,336 
19,324 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
4,202 
90,958 
37,015 
2,431 
886 
25,426 
32,605 
6,949 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
21,589 
3,935 
10,763 
51,508 
5,112 
7,106 
67,855 
6,675 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
134 
112 
275 
531 
89 
310 
449 
325 
$2,500 to $4,999 
50 
9 
59 
175 
40 
75 
146 
91 
$5,000 to $9,999 
74 
28 
55 
196 
32 
70 
163 
85 
$10,000 to $24,999 
61 
28 
113 
273 
66 
104 
230 
109 
$25,000 to $49,999 
79 
57 
81 
164 
26 
51 
131 
50 
$50,000 to $99,999 
50 
38 
68 
105 
9 
29 
65 
22 
$100,000 or more 
39 
136 
114 
91 
11 
62 
115 
23 
Government payments 
farms 
164 
338 
506 
147 
14 
208 
481 
87 
$1,000 
757 
3,139 
3,553 
829 
66 
1,036 
2,322 
255 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
172 
166 
320 
397 
69 
214 
446 
140 
$1,000 
1,146 
7,832 
5,200 
2,895 
254 
3,321 
6,180 
964 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
27,273 
71,750 
44,557 
57,057 
6,308 
32,254 
84,949 
16,398 
Average per farm 
dollars 
56,003 
175,857 
58,244 
37,171 
23,107 
46,011 
65,396 
23,259 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
487 
408 
765 
1,535 
273 
701 
1,299 
705 
$1,000 
421 
34,115 
11,975 
605 
9 
4,635 
24,013 
-1,556 
Average per farm 
dollars 
864 
83,614 
15,654 
394 
34 
6,612 
18,486 
-2,206 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
275 
201 
280 
634 
126 
271 
518 
346 
Other 
number 
212 
207 
485 
901 
147 
430 
781 
359 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
283 
229 
485 
1,009 
185 
434 
865 
386 
200 days or more 
number 
182 
150 
332 
636 
129 
294 
676 
250 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
353 
89 
296 
1,108 
190 
247 
812 
316 
number 
39,803 
3,548 
25,457 
74,639 
8,050 
14,012 
44,943 
8,901 
Beef cows 
farms 
320 
78 
275 
913 
153 
208 
733 
265 
number 
17,819 
1,866 
11,375 
32,093 
3,904 
4,656 
22,966 
4,555 
Milk cows 
farms 
13 
- 
6 
44 
11 
3 
19 
10 
number 
1,587 
- 
54 
1,037 
19 
3 
1,519 
500 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
323 
72 
244 
970 
161 
193 
664 
254 
number 
20,431 
2,030 
10,733 
49,910 
5,066 
6,776 
22,984 
5,064 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6 
9 
4 
50 
8 
- 
37 
25 
number 
65 
(D) 
(D) 
470 
36 
- 
16,918 
632 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
1 
8 
6 
35 
5 
1 
27 
14 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
1,026 
50 
(D) 
76,533 
196 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
10 
4 
25 
53 
11 
10 
20 
40 
number 
142 
72 
3,705 
2,432 
246 
254 
372 
2,825 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
39 
14 
40 
172 
32 
65 
111 
122 
number 
777 
165 
1,024 
2,756 
598 
2,096 
2,785 
10,479 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
3 
2 
3 
3 
- 
4 
4 
10 
number 
90 
(D) 
3,015 
125 
- 
606 
186 
2,459 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
13 
222 
208 
7 
- 
97 
134 
35 
acres 
1,733 
68,943 
34,995 
413 
- 
19,042 
20,908 
3,893 
bushels 
45,078 
7,808,083 
2,123,518 
10,527 
- 
1,142,524 
1,085,912 
187,924 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
13 
1 
9 
9 
- 
1 
13 
7 
acres 
3,345 
(D) 
334 
368 
- 
(D) 
1,341 
513 
tons 
36,455 
(D) 
3,166 
1,869 
- 
(D) 
13,998 
4,210 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
18 
9 
76 
9 
3 
31 
173 
21 
acres 
1,903 
454 
5,553 
240 
23 
3,274 
25,679 
1,079 
bushels 
91,332 
27,363 
251,471 
8,176 
1,197 
154,299 
1,299,231 
54,118 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
18 
9 
76 
9 
3 
31 
173 
21 
acres 
1,903 
454 
5,553 
240 
23 
3,274 
25,679 
1,079 
bushels 
91,332 
27,363 
251,471 
8,176 
1,197 
154,299 
1,299,231 
54,118 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
Missouri 241 
