Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mississippi 
Moniteau 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
New Madrid 
Newton 
Nodaway 
Farms 
number 
205 
1,089 
1,061 
795 
922 
317 
1,578 
1,252 
Land in farms 
acres 
244,954 
235,204 
355,654 
279,165 
198,280 
344,553 
247,762 
423,715 
Average size of farm 
acres 
1,195 
216 
335 
351 
215 
1,087 
157 
338 
Median size of farm 
acres 
360 
120 
143 
140 
108 
759 
80 
150 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
4,962,234 
582,663 
1,047,572 
1,212,507 
569,115 
4,819,981 
404,596 
1,100,251 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,153 
2,698 
3,125 
3,453 
2,646 
4,435 
2,577 
3,251 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
97,015 
73,792 
129,109 
105,153 
58,423 
166,407 
94,735 
146,224 
Average per farm 
dollars 
473,245 
67,761 
121,686 
132,268 
63,366 
524,942 
60,035 
116,792 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
3 
33 
22 
17 
43 
4 
92 
35 
1 0 to 49 acres 
31 
189 
171 
133 
186 
33 
488 
255 
50 to 179 acres 
43 
482 
435 
313 
395 
46 
631 
423 
1 80 to 499 acres 
31 
282 
276 
164 
219 
54 
287 
305 
500 to 999 acres 
20 
73 
82 
98 
47 
44 
56 
127 
1 ,000 acres or more 
77 
30 
75 
70 
32 
136 
24 
107 
Total cropland 
farms 
199 
871 
946 
692 
692 
306 
964 
1,118 
acres 
232,336 
99,864 
237,921 
194,016 
77,619 
332,498 
93,370 
293,281 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
177 
758 
645 
575 
649 
274 
895 
926 
acres 
228,035 
79,332 
196,283 
177,234 
68,014 
323,643 
77,162 
249,901 
Irrigated land 
farms 
99 
55 
23 
28 
55 
233 
25 
9 
acres 
86,459 
221 
1,060 
3,227 
215 
196,541 
292 
340 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
157,030 
173,480 
86,161 
64,030 
144,849 
217,143 
251,522 
141,579 
Average per farm 
dollars 
766,000 
159,302 
81,207 
80,540 
157,103 
684,995 
159,393 
113,082 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
153,775 
16,298 
49,947 
47,349 
12,472 
216,974 
15,032 
114,630 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
3,255 
157,181 
36,214 
16,680 
132,377 
170 
236,490 
26,949 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
30 
255 
492 
271 
225 
40 
471 
366 
$2,500 to $4,999 
3 
69 
55 
53 
75 
2 
159 
61 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5 
144 
81 
66 
100 
8 
249 
95 
$10,000 to $24,999 
20 
233 
124 
120 
134 
13 
280 
145 
$25,000 to $49,999 
12 
137 
85 
70 
116 
15 
161 
160 
$50,000 to $99,999 
21 
104 
84 
52 
76 
31 
108 
155 
$100,000 or more 
114 
147 
140 
163 
196 
208 
150 
270 
Government payments 
farms 
180 
409 
802 
524 
161 
288 
273 
909 
$1,000 
3,759 
2,018 
7,034 
4,635 
768 
8,243 
1,034 
7,586 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
106 
462 
582 
445 
415 
137 
439 
646 
$1,000 
5,489 
6,080 
24,120 
15,523 
4,889 
4,227 
3,314 
13,555 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
110,402 
162,104 
94,995 
75,922 
121,309 
156,640 
206,790 
124,654 
Average per farm 
dollars 
538,544 
148,856 
89,534 
95,500 
131,571 
494,132 
131,046 
99,564 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
205 
1,089 
1,061 
795 
922 
317 
1,578 
1,252 
$1,000 
55,876 
19,473 
22,319 
8,265 
29,198 
72,973 
49,080 
38,067 
Average per farm 
dollars 
272,567 
17,882 
21,036 
10,396 
31,668 
230,200 
31,103 
30,405 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
145 
496 
421 
393 
438 
237 
622 
579 
Other 
number 
60 
593 
640 
402 
484 
80 
956 
673 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
106 
730 
658 
503 
634 
122 
1,078 
745 
200 days or more 
number 
76 
471 
383 
338 
389 
68 
789 
544 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
14 
744 
375 
325 
609 
9 
1,154 
610 
number 
1,145 
76,974 
26,570 
24,400 
47,691 
335 
79,277 
43,193 
Beef cows 
farms 
11 
639 
315 
286 
469 
4 
1,020 
557 
number 
(D) 
24,969 
12,382 
(D) 
20,504 
(D) 
32,424 
22,814 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
46 
30 
2 
94 
31 
14 
number 
(D) 
984 
453 
(D) 
2,753 
- 
7,932 
189 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
10 
686 
334 
284 
544 
7 
1,007 
563 
number 
347 
106,194 
17,459 
15,907 
24,328 
(D) 
44,984 
26,046 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
- 
15 
24 
27 
23 
36 
19 
number 
- 
24,816 
50,617 
8,904 
29,724 
- 
256 
7,277 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
- 
14 
21 
22 
17 
- 
28 
17 
number 
- 
116,607 
146,888 
21,333 
107,045 
- 
297 
31,350 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
- 
26 
37 
25 
47 
- 
23 
42 
number 
- 
845 
1,371 
1,393 
1,630 
- 
490 
1,681 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
2 
82 
78 
51 
138 
1 
150 
50 
number 
(D) 
22,272 
3,268 
1,394 
43,094 
(D) 
(D) 
1,033 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
8 
6 
3 
27 
58 
2 
number 
(D) 
4,390,500 
910 
105 
11,021,388 
- 
42,497,929 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
118 
100 
224 
272 
41 
187 
38 
473 
acres 
73,177 
10,217 
71,040 
65,717 
5,263 
67,972 
10,740 
101,037 
bushels 
8,957,086 
451,601 
2,235,087 
2,006,328 
250,363 
9,808,820 
977,526 
8,469,528 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
65 
56 
25 
104 
- 
17 
51 
acres 
- 
2,998 
2,565 
1,063 
3,901 
- 
2,881 
2,539 
tons 
- 
17,354 
18,521 
6,670 
22,723 
- 
24,988 
27,511 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
113 
87 
91 
157 
98 
84 
49 
34 
acres 
40,826 
4,661 
6,670 
15,333 
5,033 
19,730 
4,734 
1,662 
bushels 
2,555,114 
234,265 
398,007 
874,743 
293,696 
1,091,854 
270,095 
94,569 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
113 
87 
91 
157 
98 
84 
49 
34 
acres 
40,826 
4,661 
6,670 
15,333 
5,033 
19,730 
4,734 
1,662 
bushels 
2,555,114 
234,265 
398,007 
874,743 
293,696 
1,091,854 
270,095 
94,569 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
244 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
