Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Johnson 
Knox 
Laclede 
Lafayette 
Lawrence 
Lewis 
Lincoln 
Linn 
Farms 
number 
1,657 
695 
1,398 
1,174 
1,849 
729 
1,162 
1,039 
Land in farms 
acres 
390,897 
280,980 
320,136 
326,909 
311,127 
284,283 
281,155 
335,571 
Average size of farm 
acres 
236 
404 
229 
278 
168 
390 
242 
323 
Median size of farm 
acres 
98 
200 
113 
100 
76 
157 
97 
160 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
624,016 
1,205,038 
503,814 
1,176,567 
431,114 
1,128,680 
943,588 
780,366 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,645 
2,981 
2,200 
4,225 
2,562 
2,894 
3,900 
2,416 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
158,055 
102,362 
70,135 
156,810 
115,266 
101,779 
106,292 
81,114 
Average per farm 
dollars 
95,386 
147,283 
50,168 
133,569 
62,340 
139,615 
91,474 
78,069 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
40 
13 
72 
46 
70 
16 
68 
24 
1 0 to 49 acres 
433 
94 
336 
331 
671 
129 
316 
165 
50 to 179 acres 
663 
215 
493 
387 
678 
256 
372 
377 
1 80 to 499 acres 
346 
222 
328 
239 
293 
173 
248 
291 
500 to 999 acres 
102 
85 
137 
97 
96 
84 
105 
110 
1 ,000 acres or more 
73 
66 
32 
74 
41 
71 
53 
72 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,318 
614 
927 
1,020 
1,263 
670 
995 
936 
acres 
219,868 
193,295 
89,550 
244,505 
118,108 
201,259 
191,809 
209,009 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
1,202 
435 
850 
946 
1,172 
499 
847 
674 
acres 
198,441 
153,238 
76,479 
231,853 
99,272 
174,133 
172,791 
146,132 
Irrigated land 
farms 
40 
8 
19 
25 
42 
10 
36 
15 
acres 
1,886 
(D) 
203 
1,828 
2,276 
2,028 
1,300 
313 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
119,867 
76,310 
50,391 
143,240 
204,905 
81,224 
85,647 
66,632 
Average per farm 
dollars 
72,340 
109,799 
36,045 
122,011 
110,819 
111,418 
73,707 
64,131 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
46,190 
37,762 
7,618 
115,469 
15,166 
51,946 
47,855 
39,327 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
73,677 
38,548 
42,774 
27,771 
189,739 
29,278 
37,792 
27,305 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
509 
241 
451 
298 
618 
241 
429 
414 
$2,500 to $4,999 
158 
30 
149 
101 
178 
56 
114 
60 
$5,000 to $9,999 
209 
50 
150 
97 
216 
55 
98 
59 
$10,000 to $24,999 
285 
70 
269 
176 
315 
75 
160 
132 
$25,000 to $49,999 
212 
102 
179 
120 
220 
80 
106 
107 
$50,000 to $99,999 
130 
55 
96 
138 
102 
81 
115 
106 
$100,000 or more 
154 
147 
104 
244 
200 
141 
140 
161 
Government payments 
farms 
668 
510 
151 
669 
344 
518 
644 
705 
$1,000 
2,968 
5,347 
526 
4,495 
1,959 
4,159 
3,161 
6,639 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
618 
416 
571 
594 
570 
384 
483 
554 
$1,000 
11,082 
20,952 
3,004 
20,083 
5,456 
18,753 
11,542 
10,378 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
119,229 
85,090 
52,003 
125,636 
195,733 
84,595 
90,943 
67,344 
Average per farm 
dollars 
71,955 
122,431 
37,198 
107,016 
105,859 
116,042 
78,264 
64,817 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,657 
695 
1,398 
1,174 
1,849 
729 
1,162 
1,039 
$1,000 
14,689 
17,520 
1,919 
42,182 
16,587 
19,542 
9,407 
16,304 
Average per farm 
dollars 
8,865 
25,208 
1,372 
35,930 
8,971 
26,806 
8,095 
15,692 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
669 
361 
578 
578 
766 
323 
538 
426 
Other 
number 
988 
334 
820 
596 
1,083 
406 
624 
613 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
1,034 
447 
908 
780 
1,191 
471 
667 
646 
200 days or more 
number 
790 
296 
662 
564 
885 
275 
488 
402 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
936 
259 
959 
527 
1,288 
260 
456 
430 
number 
67,869 
27,962 
65,463 
30,377 
109,709 
24,677 
22,977 
46,905 
Beef cows 
farms 
850 
198 
808 
456 
1,054 
199 
386 
375 
number 
31,325 
8,816 
27,180 
(□) 
43,237 
(□) 
9,047 
18,675 
Milk cows 
farms 
36 
18 
62 
9 
66 
25 
14 
16 
number 
531 
849 
3,128 
(D) 
3,817 
(D) 
288 
444 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
820 
245 
857 
457 
1,096 
227 
388 
382 
number 
38,887 
23,441 
34,863 
19,201 
64,104 
15,413 
12,910 
26,916 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
35 
14 
41 
35 
42 
6 
38 
16 
number 
628 
17,175 
(D) 
16,922 
1,294 
(D) 
7,631 
919 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
36 
17 
39 
31 
28 
6 
33 
15 
number 
5,532 
61,114 
(D) 
54,086 
1,387 
(□) 
11,166 
1,281 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
40 
16 
35 
25 
49 
17 
21 
34 
number 
1,338 
664 
2,986 
2,430 
1,629 
470 
1,300 
735 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
162 
31 
173 
95 
174 
39 
88 
54 
number 
(D) 
28,821 
3,022 
1,666 
184,967 
867 
(D) 
891 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
24 
2 
6 
3 
39 
- 
3 
2 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
90 
89 
17,222,786 
- 
(D) 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
218 
220 
23 
458 
81 
289 
359 
209 
acres 
38,669 
47,965 
3,939 
96,469 
8,213 
73,249 
56,260 
30,190 
bushels 
1,979,234 
1,521,616 
252,726 
7,304,876 
463,779 
3,166,488 
1,857,398 
1,565,823 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
33 
45 
22 
28 
48 
28 
44 
24 
acres 
1,563 
2,971 
4,048 
1,412 
3,166 
2,908 
1,980 
1,187 
tons 
13,961 
28,836 
16,434 
27,174 
23,094 
26,536 
14,216 
12,673 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
114 
70 
12 
77 
76 
60 
182 
81 
acres 
9,638 
4,345 
368 
4,669 
7,345 
4,939 
12,317 
5,244 
bushels 
552,930 
260,889 
17,908 
282,777 
324,847 
306,606 
602,692 
285,484 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
112 
70 
12 
77 
76 
60 
182 
81 
acres 
(D) 
4,345 
368 
4,669 
7,345 
4,939 
12,317 
5,244 
bushels 
(D) 
260,889 
17,908 
282,777 
324,847 
306,606 
602,692 
285,484 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
2 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
242 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
