Table 8. Farms, Land in Farms, Value of Land and Buildings, and Land Use: 2012 and 2007 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Bates 
Benton 
Bollinger 
Boone 
Buchanan 
Butler 
Caldwell 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,169 
800 
788 
1,171 
727 
509 
1,035 
2007 
1,345 
822 
853 
1,322 
881 
607 
1,048 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
448,135 
240,653 
200,228 
240,710 
188,688 
234,110 
244,528 
2007 
473,781 
222,303 
207,881 
258,734 
197,533 
250,653 
250,108 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
383 
301 
254 
206 
260 
460 
236 
2007 
352 
270 
244 
196 
224 
413 
239 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
1,169 
800 
788 
1,171 
727 
509 
1,035 
2007 
1,345 
822 
853 
1,322 
881 
607 
1,048 
$1,000, 2012 
1,016,474 
503,033 
403,336 
877,218 
651,189 
745,427 
556,300 
2007 
926,057 
422,655 
389,303 
725,812 
533,829 
567,997 
500,046 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
869,525 
628,792 
511,847 
749,119 
895,721 
1,464,493 
537,487 
2007 
688,518 
514,178 
456,393 
549,026 
605,935 
935,745 
477,143 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,268 
2,090 
2,014 
3,644 
3,451 
3,184 
2,275 
2007 
1,955 
1,901 
1,873 
2,805 
2,702 
2,266 
1,999 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
66 
50 
42 
57 
38 
30 
82 
$50,000 to $99,999 
98 
34 
72 
67 
44 
37 
69 
$100,000 to $199,999 
217 
152 
179 
180 
108 
87 
225 
$200,000 to $499,999 
379 
287 
278 
452 
291 
154 
373 
$500,000 to $999,999 
191 
171 
141 
204 
123 
67 
160 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
92 
61 
43 
112 
43 
41 
80 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
93 
34 
28 
78 
62 
39 
37 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
23 
9 
5 
14 
9 
44 
6 
$10,000,000 or more 
10 
2 
- 
7 
9 
10 
3 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
535,481 
450,588 
395,459 
438,739 
261,137 
444,588 
272,891 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
83.7 
53.4 
50.6 
54.9 
72.3 
52.7 
89.6 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
27 
33 
15 
73 
29 
19 
18 
acres 
118 
116 
50 
294 
141 
88 
57 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
247 
115 
118 
390 
185 
102 
234 
acres 
7,180 
3,522 
3,642 
9,994 
5,619 
2,857 
6,935 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
76 
48 
58 
94 
53 
45 
69 
acres 
4,524 
2,899 
3,290 
5,596 
3,082 
2,583 
4,019 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
134 
80 
68 
105 
109 
37 
172 
acres 
10,904 
6,629 
5,703 
8,480 
8,999 
3,002 
14,077 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
101 
75 
132 
111 
92 
58 
127 
acres 
11,876 
8,675 
15,044 
12,968 
10,612 
6,763 
14,684 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
81 
68 
95 
74 
54 
34 
84 
acres 
12,770 
10,827 
15,043 
11,471 
8,458 
5,139 
13,183 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
58 
63 
45 
54 
33 
16 
68 
acres 
11,565 
12,656 
8,887 
10,719 
6,628 
3,206 
13,424 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
63 
55 
44 
42 
16 
7 
46 
acres 
14,815 
12,970 
10,563 
9,944 
3,864 
1,689 
10,776 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
170 
158 
112 
127 
61 
66 
107 
acres 
60,551 
57,508 
38,161 
43,230 
21,789 
21,786 
37,956 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
107 
64 
61 
54 
51 
44 
68 
acres 
76,757 
44,927 
39,427 
36,656 
36,169 
29,427 
45,533 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
55 
26 
34 
28 
32 
48 
30 
acres 
73,737 
37,042 
44,257 
37,830 
41,300 
68,507 
39,774 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
50 
15 
6 
19 
12 
33 
12 
acres 
163,338 
42,882 
16,161 
53,528 
42,027 
89,063 
44,110 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
31 
18 
15 
69 
36 
22 
23 
acres 
163 
98 
71 
378 
167 
127 
108 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
287 
143 
135 
451 
235 
143 
262 
acres 
8,022 
4,330 
4,145 
11,161 
6,868 
4,025 
7,979 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
82 
48 
68 
114 
75 
49 
75 
acres 
4,838 
2,859 
4,000 
6,676 
4,424 
2,810 
4,290 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
155 
92 
99 
123 
129 
60 
154 
acres 
12,445 
7,677 
8,277 
10,151 
10,687 
4,994 
12,592 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
130 
91 
101 
131 
92 
62 
125 
acres 
15,083 
10,590 
11,932 
15,075 
10,649 
7,168 
14,562 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
108 
72 
98 
86 
55 
41 
71 
acres 
17,091 
1 1 ,423 
15,416 
13,325 
8,598 
6,321 
10,861 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
63 
67 
53 
59 
58 
17 
66 
acres 
12,429 
13,253 
10,337 
11,704 
11,410 
3,412 
12,957 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
60 
59 
60 
55 
27 
11 
41 
acres 
14,212 
13,998 
14,411 
13,082 
6,274 
2,555 
9,720 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
211 
130 
124 
116 
80 
69 
122 
acres 
74,154 
47,689 
42,143 
40,892 
29,098 
24,868 
42,922 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
118 
64 
69 
71 
59 
51 
64 
acres 
84,129 
43,955 
45,378 
47,766 
42,626 
36,819 
44,935 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
68 
25 
23 
30 
25 
53 
26 
acres 
99,830 
33,372 
31,282 
42,595 
33,168 
75,834 
33,581 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
32 
13 
8 
17 
10 
29 
19 
acres 
131,385 
33,059 
20,489 
45,929 
33,564 
81,720 
55,601 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
954 
562 
635 
927 
658 
399 
898 
2007 
1,133 
638 
721 
1,056 
752 
490 
896 
acres, 2012 
278,213 
87,181 
79,312 
144,365 
136,111 
186,202 
153,006 
2007 
277,724 
88,955 
94,087 
152,527 
143,887 
214,774 
155,262 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
832 
518 
570 
803 
551 
350 
641 
2007 
964 
567 
613 
857 
613 
413 
599 
acres, 2012 
243,456 
74,345 
66,991 
123,659 
120,536 
181,561 
104,921 
2007 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
225,549 
68,626 
73,428 
121,717 
124,511 
206,072 
104,054 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
70 
50 
56 
97 
42 
16 
104 
2007 
249 
168 
196 
252 
121 
81 
207 
acres, 2012 
13,118 
4,165 
2,469 
4,075 
4,165 
458 
6,537 
2007 
30,595 
16,538 
16,081 
17,088 
7,489 
4,328 
18,060 
-continued 
354 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
