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 
Johnson 
Knox 
Laclede 
Lafayette 
Lawrence 
Lewis 
Lincoln 
Linn 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
1,657 
695 
1,398 
1,174 
1,849 
729 
1,162 
1,039 
2007 
1,947 
696 
1,264 
1,299 
1,873 
750 
1,108 
1,077 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
390,897 
280,980 
320,136 
326,909 
311,127 
284,283 
281,155 
335,571 
2007 
424,446 
253,679 
288,630 
352,916 
322,822 
261,299 
248,858 
330,072 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
236 
404 
229 
278 
168 
390 
242 
323 
2007 
218 
364 
228 
272 
172 
348 
225 
306 
Estimated market value of land and buildings .... 
farms, 2012 
1,657 
695 
1,398 
1,174 
1,849 
729 
1,162 
1,039 
2007 
1,947 
696 
1,264 
1,299 
1,873 
750 
1,108 
1,077 
$1,000, 2012 
1,033,995 
837,501 
704,332 
1,381,289 
797,130 
822,808 
1,096,450 
810,800 
2007 
945,256 
481,128 
556,601 
954,698 
796,406 
556,802 
780,089 
602,666 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
624,016 
1,205,038 
503,814 
1,176,567 
431,114 
1,128,680 
943,588 
780,366 
2007 
485,494 
691,276 
440,349 
734,948 
425,204 
742,403 
704,052 
559,578 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
2,645 
2,981 
2,200 
4,225 
2,562 
2,894 
3,900 
2,416 
2007 
2,227 
1,897 
1,928 
2,705 
2,467 
2,131 
3,135 
1,826 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
73 
28 
109 
75 
140 
41 
61 
62 
$50,000 to $99,999 
117 
38 
97 
65 
167 
57 
64 
90 
$100,000 to $199,999 
382 
127 
270 
183 
493 
128 
166 
184 
$200,000 to $499,999 
577 
189 
544 
357 
649 
195 
375 
305 
$500,000 to $999,999 
286 
128 
237 
194 
232 
121 
207 
215 
$1,000, 000 to $1,999, 999 
141 
79 
99 
141 
112 
65 
158 
89 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
58 
70 
30 
102 
49 
93 
104 
69 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
15 
25 
11 
37 
5 
22 
18 
22 
$10,000,000 or more 
8 
11 
1 
20 
2 
7 
9 
3 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
530,741 
322,566 
489,423 
402,198 
391,512 
323,227 
400,997 
393,961 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
73.7 
87.1 
65.4 
81.3 
79.5 
88.0 
70.1 
85.2 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
40 
13 
72 
46 
70 
16 
68 
24 
acres 
252 
65 
320 
225 
355 
54 
370 
108 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
433 
94 
336 
331 
671 
129 
316 
165 
acres 
11,803 
2,749 
9,518 
9,199 
18,222 
3,615 
8,422 
4,559 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
111 
33 
77 
85 
125 
40 
103 
49 
acres 
6,436 
1,920 
4,679 
4,860 
7,251 
2,305 
5,933 
2,916 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
247 
56 
167 
115 
222 
82 
98 
111 
acres 
19,852 
4,634 
13,629 
9,385 
18,026 
6,785 
8,193 
9,222 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
183 
81 
136 
109 
205 
67 
105 
113 
acres 
21,215 
9,268 
15,827 
12,665 
24,024 
7,854 
12,247 
13,124 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
122 
45 
113 
78 
126 
67 
66 
104 
acres 
19,401 
7,126 
17,754 
12,312 
19,610 
10,565 
10,445 
16,462 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
88 
54 
71 
77 
79 
28 
60 
70 
acres 
17,326 
10,663 
13,994 
15,099 
15,336 
5,512 
11,778 
13,857 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
68 
68 
64 
50 
69 
31 
47 
51 
acres 
16,328 
15,995 
14,906 
11,799 
16,218 
7,216 
11,255 
12,136 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
190 
100 
193 
112 
145 
114 
141 
170 
acres 
68,902 
36,481 
67,617 
40,714 
51,239 
40,555 
50,696 
60,250 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
102 
85 
137 
97 
96 
84 
105 
110 
acres 
75,921 
59,054 
93,957 
63,430 
63,765 
56,397 
71,848 
75,622 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
51 
38 
17 
45 
29 
42 
40 
48 
acres 
65,475 
48,403 
21,765 
63,486 
36,549 
56,212 
52,624 
62,604 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
22 
28 
15 
29 
12 
29 
13 
24 
acres 
67,986 
84,622 
46,170 
83,735 
40,532 
87,213 
37,344 
64,711 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
59 
13 
40 
38 
73 
13 
50 
43 
acres 
344 
82 
206 
251 
406 
80 
279 
223 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
587 
98 
277 
372 
602 
143 
318 
181 
acres 
16,016 
2,655 
7,866 
10,027 
16,608 
4,338 
8,525 
5,295 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
155 
33 
75 
89 
135 
51 
84 
51 
acres 
8,903 
1,945 
4,313 
5,173 
7,766 
3,005 
4,859 
3,021 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
236 
77 
150 
148 
261 
90 
116 
121 
acres 
18,976 
6,241 
12,289 
11,940 
21,252 
7,337 
9,725 
9,948 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
214 
80 
170 
110 
207 
79 
96 
106 
acres 
24,982 
9,450 
19,887 
12,881 
23,857 
9,056 
11,269 
12,585 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
145 
60 
99 
96 
124 
55 
64 
97 
acres 
22,831 
9,315 
15,553 
14,878 
19,153 
8,665 
9,999 
15,348 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
80 
41 
63 
59 
81 
43 
70 
56 
acres 
15,812 
7,978 
12,422 
11,687 
15,951 
8,548 
13,854 
11,050 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
51 
39 
59 
43 
73 
30 
41 
65 
acres 
12,100 
9,258 
13,890 
10,282 
16,993 
7,102 
9,818 
15,549 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
200 
123 
181 
167 
176 
118 
144 
185 
acres 
71,992 
44,342 
64,051 
60,556 
61,600 
42,612 
49,843 
65,123 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
141 
77 
105 
96 
105 
62 
74 
104 
acres 
95,955 
54,819 
68,770 
66,740 
71,307 
43,302 
51,469 
74,040 
1,000 to 1,999 acres 
farms 
57 
34 
35 
54 
29 
46 
37 
50 
acres 
73,383 
46,024 
44,705 
71,289 
35,899 
62,319 
44,046 
68,830 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
22 
21 
10 
27 
7 
20 
14 
18 
acres 
63,152 
61,570 
24,678 
77,212 
32,030 
64,935 
35,172 
49,060 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,318 
614 
927 
1,020 
1,263 
670 
995 
936 
2007 
1,623 
590 
921 
1,141 
1,425 
661 
947 
948 
acres, 2012 
219,868 
193,295 
89,550 
244,505 
118,108 
201,259 
191,809 
209,009 
2007 
244,721 
170,179 
94,172 
262,374 
150,703 
178,257 
167,803 
197,001 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
1,202 
435 
850 
946 
1,172 
499 
847 
674 
2007 
1,401 
409 
787 
1,026 
1,252 
456 
753 
659 
acres, 2012 
198,441 
153,238 
76,479 
231,853 
99,272 
174,133 
172,791 
146,132 
2007 
204,717 
127,378 
65,406 
239,020 
112,839 
142,381 
142,573 
132,950 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
134 
67 
87 
74 
128 
48 
95 
90 
2007 
385 
172 
294 
241 
423 
145 
222 
203 
acres, 2012 
7,313 
8,253 
4,901 
2,762 
9,114 
3,775 
3,575 
8,741 
2007 
26,129 
20,112 
25,389 
10,563 
30,001 
13,256 
11,080 
23,448 
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360 Missouri 2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
