Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Oregon 
Osage 
Ozark 
Pemiscot 
Perry 
Pettis 
Phelps 
Pike 
Farms 
number 
752 
1,115 
639 
227 
951 
1,311 
718 
1,003 
Land in farms 
acres 
253,838 
283,342 
228,862 
305,039 
226,441 
419,697 
157,310 
361,666 
Average size of farm 
acres 
338 
254 
358 
1,344 
238 
320 
219 
361 
Median size of farm 
acres 
158 
160 
200 
632 
113 
116 
116 
150 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
525,161 
520,062 
581,483 
4,861,689 
636,469 
876,004 
504,223 
1,247,957 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,556 
2,047 
1,624 
3,618 
2,673 
2,736 
2,301 
3,461 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
40,302 
81,959 
38,540 
117,314 
78,923 
152,081 
36,761 
127,806 
Average per farm 
dollars 
53,593 
73,506 
60,313 
516,801 
82,990 
116,004 
51,200 
127,424 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
11 
52 
8 
3 
40 
64 
11 
25 
1 0 to 49 acres 
136 
148 
78 
34 
180 
304 
172 
153 
50 to 1 79 acres 
274 
395 
195 
41 
401 
449 
293 
384 
180 to 499 acres 
215 
398 
229 
28 
225 
264 
177 
259 
500 to 999 acres 
66 
81 
87 
28 
66 
135 
43 
96 
1 ,000 acres or more 
50 
41 
42 
93 
39 
95 
22 
86 
Total cropland 
farms 
403 
895 
391 
217 
796 
1,048 
433 
899 
acres 
35,867 
82,392 
29,102 
287,458 
122,031 
263,154 
27,212 
226,028 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
356 
836 
347 
193 
683 
920 
378 
739 
acres 
24,943 
69,394 
23,130 
278,785 
103,542 
235,893 
20,916 
197,730 
Irrigated land 
farms 
12 
45 
13 
144 
17 
25 
9 
18 
acres 
399 
2,277 
131 
122,716 
(D) 
435 
63 
3,725 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
34,542 
78,657 
39,212 
186,085 
63,350 
177,010 
11,718 
87,355 
Average per farm 
dollars 
45,934 
70,544 
61,364 
819,757 
66,614 
135,019 
16,321 
87,093 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
1,183 
13,940 
2,072 
185,947 
31,753 
54,467 
1,857 
54,922 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
33,359 
64,717 
37,140 
138 
31,597 
122,542 
9,861 
32,433 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
241 
251 
166 
38 
295 
359 
294 
311 
$2,500 to $4,999 
72 
97 
59 
4 
59 
115 
77 
67 
$5,000 to $9,999 
98 
154 
69 
5 
101 
147 
102 
106 
$10,000 to $24,999 
151 
231 
124 
12 
202 
199 
137 
141 
$25,000 to $49,999 
91 
187 
100 
19 
86 
156 
48 
125 
$50,000 to $99,999 
48 
87 
53 
9 
81 
86 
41 
100 
$100,000 or more 
51 
108 
68 
140 
127 
249 
19 
153 
Government payments 
farms 
201 
344 
55 
183 
617 
668 
86 
659 
$1,000 
955 
1,003 
597 
7,220 
2,226 
5,117 
225 
4,506 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
215 
489 
171 
126 
405 
650 
198 
485 
$1,000 
5,589 
5,147 
1,886 
7,743 
4,078 
19,376 
1,154 
18,899 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
38,571 
64,477 
40,197 
135,507 
63,369 
174,482 
15,059 
93,643 
Average per farm 
dollars 
51,291 
57,827 
62,905 
596,948 
66,634 
133,090 
20,974 
93,363 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
752 
1,115 
639 
227 
951 
1,311 
718 
1,003 
$1,000 
2,515 
20,330 
1,498 
65,541 
6,285 
27,021 
-1,962 
17,116 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,344 
18,233 
2,344 
288,727 
6,609 
20,611 
-2,732 
17,065 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
377 
455 
337 
139 
331 
602 
282 
399 
Other 
number 
375 
660 
302 
88 
620 
709 
436 
604 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
445 
760 
393 
88 
643 
801 
422 
668 
200 days or more 
number 
328 
557 
258 
44 
504 
520 
279 
466 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
540 
812 
471 
3 
519 
720 
461 
414 
number 
47,921 
56,726 
45,097 
136 
38,856 
57,900 
21,895 
35,703 
Beef cows 
farms 
493 
766 
404 
3 
432 
640 
414 
341 
number 
21,342 
30,107 
15,415 
(D) 
12,322 
27,227 
(D) 
15,521 
Milk cows 
farms 
12 
13 
25 
20 
19 
8 
31 
number 
1,210 
399 
719 
- 
1,112 
307 
(D) 
283 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
490 
759 
446 
3 
475 
646 
398 
362 
number 
32,211 
31,526 
58,190 
(D) 
27,890 
29,362 
12,410 
24,934 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
16 
32 
10 
19 
37 
10 
30 
number 
273 
20,540 
122 
- 
2,580 
26,004 
146 
23,571 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
13 
34 
9 
- 
17 
33 
10 
22 
number 
221 
47,470 
66 
- 
11,338 
97,672 
178 
103,785 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
35 
21 
7 
- 
16 
32 
32 
37 
number 
928 
499 
125 
- 
760 
878 
1,114 
1,153 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
64 
70 
38 
- 
48 
87 
85 
80 
number 
1,228 
1,389 
1,141 
- 
1,101 
230,560 
1,380 
2,194 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
4 
5 
2 
- 
6 
41 
5 
3 
number 
14 
1,050 
(D) 
- 
106 
23,840,175 
346 
6,030 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
- 
132 
- 
58 
235 
313 
4 
370 
acres 
- 
10,013 
- 
31,723 
30,326 
62,534 
230 
77,355 
bushels 
- 
837,041 
- 
4,448,064 
1,627,521 
2,262,630 
21,217 
3,244,651 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
- 
52 
- 
- 
39 
70 
- 
69 
acres 
- 
1,614 
- 
- 
2,402 
6,124 
- 
2,573 
tons 
- 
14,721 
- 
- 
23,152 
43,767 
- 
30,014 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
3 
30 
- 
52 
154 
160 
2 
126 
acres 
140 
1,413 
- 
17,105 
13,510 
14,496 
(D) 
8,197 
bushels 
6,410 
52,340 
- 
900,806 
740,004 
777,810 
(D) 
473,908 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
3 
30 
- 
52 
154 
160 
2 
126 
acres 
140 
1,413 
- 
17,105 
13,510 
14,496 
(D) 
8,197 
bushels 
6,410 
52,340 
- 
900,806 
740,004 
777,810 
(D) 
473,908 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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