Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Platte 
Polk 
Pulaski 
Putnam 
Ralls 
Randolph 
Ray 
Reynolds 
Farms 
number 
599 
1,505 
520 
649 
723 
818 
1,162 
363 
Land in farms 
acres 
152,942 
336,228 
112,495 
292,679 
283,486 
209,491 
273,191 
97,127 
Average size of farm 
acres 
255 
223 
216 
451 
392 
256 
235 
268 
Median size of farm 
acres 
78 
100 
139 
214 
120 
110 
100 
160 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
992,602 
461,553 
421,379 
930,538 
1,258,679 
673,561 
641,819 
391,483 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,888 
2,066 
1,948 
2,063 
3,210 
2,630 
2,730 
1,463 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
56,770 
75,117 
26,454 
59,134 
99,921 
53,257 
100,112 
16,324 
Average per farm 
dollars 
94,775 
49,912 
50,872 
91,115 
138,204 
65,107 
86,155 
44,971 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
17 
82 
24 
5 
23 
17 
27 
12 
1 0 to 49 acres 
181 
370 
76 
74 
136 
171 
288 
57 
50 to 179 acres 
259 
545 
203 
212 
274 
372 
485 
138 
1 80 to 499 acres 
75 
367 
158 
221 
142 
169 
248 
113 
500 to 999 acres 
34 
90 
51 
72 
63 
54 
66 
35 
1 ,000 acres or more 
33 
51 
8 
65 
85 
35 
48 
8 
Total cropland 
farms 
507 
1,055 
298 
556 
653 
686 
984 
210 
acres 
100,654 
102,638 
20,949 
124,729 
196,923 
109,074 
174,657 
16,469 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
433 
982 
270 
420 
458 
513 
815 
176 
acres 
91,448 
83,527 
17,489 
84,459 
170,715 
85,673 
146,241 
9,730 
Irrigated land 
farms 
35 
38 
8 
5 
11 
17 
21 
5 
acres 
1,719 
1,347 
111 
(D) 
1,134 
1,086 
7,678 
29 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
44,875 
85,202 
12,871 
86,102 
54,808 
36,706 
74,510 
4,822 
Average per farm 
dollars 
74,917 
56,612 
24,751 
132,669 
75,806 
44,873 
64,122 
13,284 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
37,545 
9,057 
2,008 
16,606 
41,953 
21,478 
53,423 
1,222 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
7,331 
76,145 
10,863 
69,497 
12,855 
15,228 
21,087 
3,600 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
214 
418 
179 
244 
320 
367 
416 
156 
$2,500 to $4,999 
79 
133 
43 
38 
41 
70 
83 
33 
$5,000 to $9,999 
55 
214 
79 
47 
80 
91 
177 
45 
$10,000 to $24,999 
90 
286 
123 
81 
74 
105 
175 
60 
$25,000 to $49,999 
53 
183 
51 
72 
37 
80 
131 
47 
$50,000 to $99,999 
36 
121 
23 
48 
50 
54 
63 
18 
$100,000 or more 
72 
150 
22 
119 
121 
51 
117 
4 
Government payments 
farms 
289 
231 
34 
386 
552 
448 
625 
27 
$1,000 
1,720 
859 
110 
3,373 
4,168 
2,820 
3,721 
79 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
202 
503 
168 
335 
346 
323 
473 
92 
$1,000 
4,831 
2,437 
516 
6,386 
19,004 
5,795 
9,490 
1,023 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
40,126 
80,286 
14,105 
86,595 
62,122 
39,556 
61,480 
6,822 
Average per farm 
dollars 
66,988 
53,346 
27,126 
133,428 
85,923 
48,358 
52,909 
18,794 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
599 
1,505 
520 
649 
723 
818 
1,162 
363 
$1,000 
11,300 
8,212 
-609 
9,266 
15,857 
5,764 
26,241 
-898 
Average per farm 
dollars 
18,866 
5,456 
-1,170 
14,278 
21,932 
7,047 
22,583 
-2,474 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
266 
707 
207 
296 
267 
330 
591 
151 
Other 
number 
333 
798 
313 
353 
456 
488 
571 
212 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
333 
909 
367 
363 
427 
506 
679 
218 
200 days or more 
number 
215 
620 
235 
245 
308 
361 
469 
152 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
198 
1,114 
347 
339 
213 
317 
540 
230 
number 
9,255 
90,519 
15,706 
48,851 
12,584 
22,188 
25,644 
7,943 
Beef cows 
farms 
183 
969 
328 
280 
192 
271 
471 
212 
number 
(D) 
39,962 
9,607 
17,827 
6,934 
10,839 
12,344 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
64 
6 
3 
5 
16 
13 
1 
number 
(D) 
3,484 
16 
4 
57 
130 
62 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
174 
986 
320 
297 
188 
265 
475 
191 
number 
5,523 
52,800 
10,136 
38,098 
7,286 
12,631 
20,773 
4,909 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
5 
35 
11 
16 
19 
7 
31 
2 
number 
(D) 
4,622 
(D) 
(□) 
(□) 
(D) 
2,555 
(D) 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
28 
8 
12 
18 
10 
26 
2 
number 
(D) 
17,156 
(D) 
237,681 
(D) 
(□) 
3,739 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
8 
40 
9 
14 
8 
26 
22 
15 
number 
383 
1,203 
268 
1,282 
204 
865 
974 
203 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
34 
171 
55 
24 
22 
66 
113 
39 
number 
675 
6,926 
1,637 
609 
533 
1,573 
2,070 
724 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
8 
- 
- 
4 
1 
3 
2 
number 
(D) 
984 
- 
64 
(D) 
2,230 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
114 
19 
8 
92 
209 
78 
212 
- 
acres 
29,420 
1,158 
549 
13,898 
68,974 
12,836 
41,958 
- 
bushels 
2,355,240 
74,522 
40,314 
621,460 
2,053,152 
635,490 
3,209,665 
- 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
2 
40 
2 
28 
25 
21 
25 
- 
acres 
(D) 
2,036 
(D) 
2,148 
1,655 
2,082 
1,554 
- 
tons 
(D) 
14,279 
(D) 
18,836 
12,141 
16,630 
14,867 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
14 
63 
4 
84 
52 
37 
- 
acres 
803 
3,207 
- 
102 
7,801 
4,758 
1,898 
- 
bushels 
41,628 
160,530 
- 
4,810 
430,483 
273,302 
96,602 
- 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
14 
62 
- 
4 
84 
52 
37 
- 
acres 
803 
(D) 
- 
102 
7,801 
4,758 
1,898 
- 
bushels 
41,628 
(D) 
- 
4,810 
430,483 
273,302 
96,602 
- 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
246 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
