Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Scotland 
Scott 
Shannon 
Shelby 
Stoddard 
Stone 
Sullivan 
Taney 
Farms 
number 
674 
484 
452 
709 
907 
601 
798 
414 
Land in farms 
acres 
244,169 
222,960 
123,987 
299,290 
448,145 
118,015 
323,005 
115,895 
Average size of farm 
acres 
362 
461 
274 
422 
494 
196 
405 
280 
Median size of farm 
acres 
184 
91 
131 
175 
110 
111 
196 
150 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,063,615 
1,878,113 
458,141 
1,499,389 
2,169,983 
465,231 
751,873 
549,092 
Average per acre 
dollars 
2,936 
4,077 
1,670 
3,552 
4,392 
2,369 
1,858 
1,961 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
71,459 
114,736 
22,784 
106,021 
222,650 
30,242 
70,092 
20,398 
Average per farm 
dollars 
106,022 
237,058 
50,407 
149,536 
245,479 
50,320 
87,834 
49,271 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
16 
40 
5 
22 
21 
23 
15 
19 
1 0 to 49 acres 
113 
118 
103 
110 
246 
134 
85 
70 
50 to 179 acres 
201 
155 
161 
230 
286 
245 
279 
140 
1 80 to 499 acres 
215 
73 
121 
160 
143 
152 
218 
127 
500 to 999 acres 
77 
37 
31 
106 
72 
36 
122 
38 
1 ,000 acres or more 
52 
61 
31 
81 
139 
11 
79 
20 
Total cropland 
farms 
614 
379 
267 
640 
783 
334 
667 
222 
acres 
158,418 
192,796 
22,952 
210,951 
396,346 
32,121 
158,840 
18,792 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
455 
300 
236 
485 
594 
298 
480 
195 
acres 
119,589 
181,214 
15,563 
187,786 
365,373 
25,793 
99,726 
12,551 
Irrigated land 
farms 
8 
107 
7 
15 
268 
14 
3 
10 
acres 
(D) 
72,400 
42 
1,563 
226,734 
134 
(D) 
87 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
82,186 
188,777 
10,485 
83,024 
314,980 
34,493 
149,646 
1 1 ,699 
Average per farm 
dollars 
121,937 
390,035 
23,196 
117,100 
347,277 
57,393 
187,526 
28,260 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
36,718 
130,314 
1,204 
59,084 
256,080 
3,672 
18,229 
1,269 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
45,468 
58,463 
9,281 
23,940 
58,900 
30,821 
131,417 
10,431 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
227 
167 
158 
206 
328 
187 
321 
128 
$2,500 to $4,999 
35 
50 
54 
41 
54 
58 
54 
60 
$5,000 to $9,999 
49 
32 
71 
44 
72 
84 
52 
68 
$10,000 to $24,999 
78 
60 
79 
81 
80 
140 
93 
68 
$25,000 to $49,999 
78 
26 
47 
66 
73 
58 
87 
50 
$50,000 to $99,999 
62 
19 
17 
101 
63 
32 
74 
22 
$100,000 or more 
145 
130 
26 
170 
237 
42 
117 
18 
Government payments 
farms 
472 
309 
30 
536 
666 
60 
489 
42 
$1,000 
4,627 
4,263 
171 
5,033 
11,137 
368 
5,745 
209 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
381 
180 
109 
416 
403 
179 
400 
107 
$1,000 
11,028 
4,574 
763 
18,165 
13,402 
2,145 
7,427 
727 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
75,844 
148,093 
12,305 
84,242 
241,056 
34,533 
135,406 
11,519 
Average per farm 
dollars 
112,529 
305,977 
27,224 
118,818 
265,772 
57,459 
169,682 
27,823 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
674 
484 
452 
709 
907 
601 
798 
414 
$1,000 
21,996 
49,520 
-886 
21,980 
98,464 
2,473 
27,411 
1,117 
Average per farm 
dollars 
32,636 
102,315 
-1,961 
31,002 
108,560 
4,116 
34,350 
2,698 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
316 
240 
211 
306 
445 
254 
370 
198 
Other 
number 
358 
244 
241 
403 
462 
347 
428 
216 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
395 
262 
276 
429 
515 
378 
466 
281 
200 days or more 
number 
245 
132 
200 
324 
367 
252 
319 
218 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
295 
150 
276 
272 
247 
412 
366 
281 
number 
24,347 
8,193 
16,553 
20,434 
10,489 
24,651 
40,638 
14,253 
Beef cows 
farms 
209 
124 
241 
215 
206 
364 
320 
235 
number 
7,683 
2,706 
9,005 
8,746 
4,380 
11,125 
20,169 
7,612 
Milk cows 
farms 
58 
11 
4 
5 
6 
21 
9 
5 
number 
3,104 
1,310 
133 
93 
38 
1,169 
65 
196 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
271 
136 
247 
252 
186 
374 
357 
273 
number 
16,290 
3,775 
10,046 
14,191 
4,602 
12,796 
29,410 
8,539 
Hogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
26 
12 
12 
18 
9 
9 
12 
6 
number 
50,280 
99 
51 
20,663 
135 
48 
358,146 
482 
Hogs and pigs sold 
farms 
27 
7 
9 
17 
6 
7 
12 
9 
number 
148,929 
52 
26 
49,551 
174 
34 
870,209 
677 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
21 
9 
16 
38 
17 
10 
13 
6 
number 
358 
178 
595 
1,481 
339 
315 
645 
44 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
25 
23 
50 
35 
45 
56 
39 
60 
number 
845 
84,428 
916 
(D) 
927 
1,092 
754 
1,993 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
4 
10 
1 
3 
20 
4 
5 
3 
number 
120 
19,788,000 
(D) 
75 
17,354,000 
5,338,124 
542 
2,004 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
200 
154 
- 
278 
198 
7 
84 
1 
acres 
37,531 
65,848 
- 
55,881 
88,824 
2,335 
13,644 
(D) 
bushels 
1,990,003 
8,849,308 
- 
1,965,766 
12,050,883 
142,496 
810,299 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
60 
5 
- 
26 
7 
7 
22 
acres 
2,984 
458 
- 
1,652 
327 
381 
2,186 
- 
tons 
31,718 
5,535 
- 
12,399 
2,037 
1,739 
15,712 
- 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
42 
112 
2 
99 
137 
9 
24 
2 
acres 
1,604 
33,074 
(D) 
5,862 
32,027 
1,329 
1,391 
(D) 
bushels 
88,794 
1,989,439 
(D) 
389,028 
1,779,022 
(D) 
60,302 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
42 
112 
2 
99 
137 
9 
24 
2 
acres 
1,604 
33,074 
(D) 
5,862 
32,027 
1,329 
1,391 
(D) 
bushels 
88,794 
1,989,439 
(D) 
389,028 
1,779,022 
(D) 
60,302 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
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248 Missouri 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
