Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Ripley 
St. Charles 
St. Clair 
Ste. Genevieve 
St. Francois 
St. Louis 
Saline 
Schuyler 
Farms 
number 
439 
566 
728 
608 
627 
217 
959 
516 
Land in farms 
acres 
137,829 
158,146 
238,554 
162,636 
116,394 
29,711 
461,119 
159,378 
Average size of farm 
acres 
314 
279 
328 
267 
186 
137 
481 
309 
Median size of farm 
acres 
155 
89 
153 
144 
100 
35 
155 
137 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
563,135 
1,184,826 
542,645 
616,642 
466,490 
565,188 
1,934,485 
687,408 
Average per acre 
dollars 
1,794 
4,240 
1 ,656 
2,305 
2,513 
4,128 
4,023 
2,226 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
28,704 
67,874 
50,913 
46,318 
29,153 
15,041 
191,374 
39,656 
Average per farm 
dollars 
65,386 
119,918 
69,935 
76,181 
46,496 
69,314 
199,555 
76,853 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
6 
51 
20 
20 
27 
45 
28 
14 
1 0 to 49 acres 
70 
144 
126 
114 
162 
71 
172 
103 
50 to 1 79 acres 
175 
195 
254 
220 
268 
58 
320 
180 
180 to 499 acres 
118 
87 
190 
174 
138 
26 
188 
135 
500 to 999 acres 
49 
41 
91 
53 
24 
14 
126 
41 
1 ,000 acres or more 
21 
48 
47 
27 
8 
3 
125 
43 
Total cropland 
farms 
269 
470 
528 
514 
444 
158 
868 
442 
acres 
45,129 
120,971 
99,306 
72,266 
32,033 
15,377 
362,921 
83,792 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
231 
435 
467 
444 
419 
127 
777 
349 
acres 
30,641 
113,597 
85,674 
60,330 
26,578 
12,104 
330,785 
58,924 
Irrigated land 
farms 
24 
42 
19 
15 
21 
34 
14 
3 
acres 
12,087 
1,075 
505 
208 
97 
513 
3,456 
(D) 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
19,133 
62,496 
33,839 
26,603 
14,002 
19,054 
212,011 
30,401 
Average per farm 
dollars 
43,583 
110,417 
46,482 
43,754 
22,332 
87,806 
221,075 
58,916 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
10,669 
52,979 
14,351 
15,592 
4,604 
18,532 
155,369 
14,841 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
8,464 
9,518 
19,488 
11,010 
9,398 
522 
56,642 
15,560 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
154 
179 
228 
187 
226 
101 
199 
186 
$2,500 to $4,999 
53 
29 
56 
56 
81 
14 
58 
28 
$5,000 to $9,999 
54 
58 
75 
80 
89 
21 
68 
43 
$10,000 to $24,999 
83 
76 
129 
120 
124 
31 
126 
71 
$25,000 to $49,999 
42 
58 
103 
71 
70 
9 
127 
70 
$50,000 to $99,999 
21 
49 
65 
41 
21 
17 
106 
54 
$100,000 or more 
32 
117 
72 
53 
16 
24 
275 
64 
Government payments 
farms 
117 
314 
265 
282 
82 
45 
764 
319 
$1,000 
777 
1,607 
1,115 
1,492 
343 
279 
5,961 
2,272 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
114 
273 
256 
204 
129 
85 
572 
227 
$1,000 
1,267 
7,258 
3,226 
3,103 
775 
991 
23,766 
3,999 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
18,071 
47,433 
31,607 
30,350 
15,511 
18,418 
159,688 
31,173 
Average per farm 
dollars 
41,164 
83,805 
43,417 
49,918 
24,739 
84,874 
166,515 
60,412 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
439 
566 
728 
608 
627 
217 
959 
516 
$1,000 
3,106 
23,928 
6,573 
847 
-391 
1,906 
82,051 
5,499 
Average per farm 
dollars 
7,075 
42,275 
9,028 
1,393 
-624 
8,782 
85,559 
10,656 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
188 
294 
376 
226 
284 
107 
479 
218 
Other 
number 
251 
272 
352 
382 
343 
110 
480 
298 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
271 
324 
441 
405 
349 
110 
515 
321 
200 days or more 
number 
180 
205 
272 
282 
246 
72 
366 
223 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
273 
157 
495 
347 
385 
48 
343 
255 
number 
18,641 
6,505 
44,190 
19,555 
15,804 
980 
24,143 
23,153 
Beef cows 
farms 
246 
140 
443 
315 
336 
37 
289 
207 
number 
8,737 
(D) 
20,911 
(□) 
8,715 
545 
(D) 
10,644 
Milk cows 
farms 
7 
6 
12 
1 
12 
- 
4 
19 
number 
55 
(D) 
54 
(D) 
34 
- 
(D) 
169 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
222 
128 
424 
325 
334 
34 
312 
231 
number 
9,388 
3,020 
20,724 
12,313 
7,971 
431 
15,710 
14,501 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
5 
12 
18 
9 
10 
- 
30 
10 
number 
(D) 
15,454 
2,655 
495 
144 
- 
75,152 
7,790 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
4 
12 
12 
12 
10 
- 
32 
8 
number 
(D) 
26,604 
(D) 
2,462 
227 
- 
356,988 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
3 
17 
16 
7 
17 
- 
12 
31 
number 
114 
146 
706 
63 
485 
- 
176 
1,493 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
38 
45 
52 
59 
67 
13 
32 
21 
number 
608 
1,581 
1,164 
1,623 
(D) 
124 
873 
443 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
4 
2 
3 
2 
5 
- 
5 
3 
number 
36 
(D) 
43 
(D) 
2,110 
- 
498 
85 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
9 
223 
60 
96 
17 
30 
498 
85 
acres 
2,635 
45,859 
10,086 
14,891 
1,281 
3,795 
149,072 
9,459 
bushels 
313,406 
3,522,360 
372,204 
887,880 
79,736 
307,654 
11,701,586 
503,815 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
1 
12 
7 
7 
9 
3 
25 
17 
acres 
(D) 
560 
112 
407 
217 
(D) 
1,664 
761 
tons 
(D) 
8,650 
740 
1,703 
(D) 
(D) 
12,685 
6,173 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
9 
87 
61 
52 
5 
14 
66 
5 
acres 
709 
4,753 
7,082 
3,884 
263 
1,635 
4,899 
195 
bushels 
41,938 
234,841 
362,757 
207,193 
15,882 
86,353 
259,861 
12,600 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
9 
87 
61 
52 
5 
14 
66 
5 
acres 
709 
4,753 
7,082 
3,884 
263 
1,635 
4,899 
195 
bushels 
41,938 
234,841 
362,757 
207,193 
15,882 
86,353 
259,861 
12,600 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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