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 
Ripley 
St. Charles 
St. Clair 
Ste. Genevieve 
St. Francois 
St. Louis 
Saline 
Schuyler 
FARMS AND LAND IN FARMS 
Farms 
number, 2012 
439 
566 
728 
608 
627 
217 
959 
516 
2007 
471 
644 
844 
717 
719 
276 
995 
544 
Land in farms 
acres, 2012 
137,829 
158,146 
238,554 
162,636 
116,394 
29,711 
461,119 
159,378 
2007 
137,258 
156,136 
265,009 
188,794 
112,551 
32,292 
449,410 
152,378 
Average size of farm 
acres, 2012 
314 
279 
328 
267 
186 
137 
481 
309 
2007 
291 
242 
314 
263 
157 
117 
452 
280 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms, 2012 
439 
566 
728 
608 
627 
217 
959 
516 
2007 
471 
644 
844 
717 
719 
276 
995 
544 
$1,000, 2012 
247,216 
670,612 
395,046 
374,918 
292,489 
122,646 
1,855,171 
354,703 
2007 
237,336 
510,790 
473,629 
409,348 
296,675 
119,043 
992,746 
259,079 
Average per farm 
dollars, 2012 
563,135 
1,184,826 
542,645 
616,642 
466,490 
565,188 
1,934,485 
687,408 
2007 
503,899 
793,152 
561,172 
570,917 
412,621 
431,316 
997,734 
476,248 
Average per acre 
dollars, 2012 
1,794 
4,240 
1,656 
2,305 
2,513 
4,128 
4,023 
2,226 
2007 
1,729 
3,271 
1,787 
2,168 
2,636 
3,686 
2,209 
1,700 
2012 farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
15 
43 
46 
33 
26 
32 
66 
38 
$50,000 to $99,999 
42 
25 
83 
32 
40 
19 
96 
56 
$100,000 to $199,999 
99 
77 
133 
109 
142 
37 
109 
83 
$200,000 to $499,999 
170 
148 
246 
231 
230 
56 
215 
175 
$500,000 to $999,999 
71 
107 
127 
121 
131 
43 
146 
87 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
20 
86 
59 
56 
44 
14 
97 
39 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
14 
51 
29 
16 
11 
13 
134 
31 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
8 
24 
4 
8 
2 
3 
57 
3 
$10,000,000 or more 
- 
5 
1 
2 
1 
- 
39 
4 
Approximate land area 
acres, 2012 
402,905 
358,684 
428,796 
319,458 
289,183 
364,618 
483,525 
196,675 
Proportion in farms 
percent, 2012 
34.2 
44.1 
55.6 
50.9 
40.2 
8.1 
95.4 
81.0 
2012 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
6 
51 
20 
20 
27 
45 
28 
14 
acres 
15 
268 
60 
78 
86 
188 
150 
65 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
70 
144 
126 
114 
162 
71 
172 
103 
acres 
1,919 
3,378 
3,910 
2,835 
4,517 
1,486 
4,731 
3,137 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
28 
50 
42 
39 
48 
15 
59 
25 
acres 
1,580 
2,969 
2,514 
2,220 
2,775 
(D) 
3,431 
1,476 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
60 
53 
84 
60 
69 
13 
87 
56 
acres 
4,792 
4,298 
6,799 
5,154 
5,643 
1,054 
7,059 
4,594 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
39 
50 
66 
64 
90 
19 
111 
60 
acres 
4,643 
5,980 
7,519 
7,562 
10,539 
2,366 
13,054 
6,864 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
48 
42 
62 
57 
61 
11 
63 
39 
acres 
7,566 
6,629 
9,692 
9,095 
9,656 
1,794 
9,897 
6,057 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
23 
16 
46 
45 
51 
8 
37 
28 
acres 
4,617 
3,135 
9,127 
8,852 
9,939 
1,549 
7,308 
5,492 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
19 
22 
35 
27 
27 
7 
38 
17 
acres 
4,540 
5,249 
8,092 
6,279 
6,430 
1,707 
9,083 
4,042 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
76 
49 
109 
102 
60 
11 
113 
90 
acres 
25,699 
16,460 
37,823 
35,923 
21,815 
3,830 
40,403 
32,654 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
49 
41 
91 
53 
24 
14 
126 
41 
acres 
31,963 
28,128 
61,375 
34,175 
15,737 
10,106 
88,832 
26,850 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
10 
38 
35 
22 
6 
2 
66 
36 
acres 
13,654 
52,490 
49,457 
30,951 
(D) 
(D) 
93,779 
46,082 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
11 
10 
12 
5 
2 
1 
59 
7 
acres 
36,841 
29,162 
42,186 
19,512 
(D) 
(D) 
183,392 
22,065 
2007 size of farm: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
10 
59 
31 
22 
33 
58 
46 
9 
acres 
65 
293 
170 
107 
192 
(D) 
255 
37 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
83 
178 
157 
174 
208 
89 
168 
93 
acres 
2,437 
4,281 
5,123 
4,837 
5,657 
2,343 
5,106 
2,926 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
26 
45 
49 
36 
69 
23 
59 
22 
acres 
1,462 
2,551 
2,873 
2,108 
4,021 
1,375 
3,368 
1,292 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
65 
54 
105 
63 
83 
15 
85 
67 
acres 
5,261 
4,407 
8,539 
5,336 
6,954 
1,233 
7,028 
5,318 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
52 
61 
49 
65 
89 
23 
102 
65 
acres 
5,775 
7,296 
5,654 
7,665 
10,415 
2,536 
12,090 
7,491 
1 40 to 1 79 acres 
farms 
52 
49 
87 
66 
63 
16 
84 
49 
acres 
8,143 
7,652 
13,647 
10,377 
9,999 
2,483 
13,366 
7,617 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
29 
27 
54 
44 
47 
15 
41 
31 
acres 
5,684 
5,306 
10,667 
8,458 
9,193 
2,842 
8,097 
6,060 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
14 
18 
34 
39 
31 
3 
35 
34 
acres 
3,287 
4,273 
7,931 
9,206 
7,379 
(D) 
8,479 
8,167 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
71 
68 
125 
122 
58 
23 
128 
95 
acres 
25,304 
23,831 
44,867 
44,748 
21,079 
8,102 
45,751 
34,370 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
43 
42 
97 
58 
24 
8 
117 
48 
acres 
28,940 
27,732 
64,502 
39,036 
16,491 
5,853 
87,031 
32,941 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
15 
33 
41 
16 
11 
2 
78 
25 
acres 
19,456 
44,554 
55,855 
21,084 
13,292 
(D) 
102,375 
33,139 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
11 
10 
15 
12 
3 
1 
52 
6 
acres 
31,444 
23,960 
45,181 
35,832 
7,879 
(D) 
156,464 
13,020 
LAND IN FARMS ACCORDING TO USE 
Total cropland 
farms, 2012 
269 
470 
528 
514 
444 
158 
868 
442 
2007 
327 
569 
645 
600 
558 
218 
868 
466 
acres, 2012 
45,129 
120,971 
99,306 
72,266 
32,033 
15,377 
362,921 
83,792 
2007 
47,583 
121,847 
126,637 
86,003 
44,476 
20,241 
340,155 
78,971 
Harvested cropland 
farms, 2012 
231 
435 
467 
444 
419 
127 
777 
349 
2007 
253 
486 
550 
509 
460 
177 
734 
362 
acres, 2012 
30,641 
113,597 
85,674 
60,330 
26,578 
12,104 
330,785 
58,924 
2007 
30,415 
111,908 
96,976 
66,818 
30,918 
15,296 
298,089 
46,243 
Other pasture and grazing land that could have been 
used for crops without additional 
improvements (see text) 
farms, 2012 
31 
27 
49 
48 
49 
16 
36 
57 
2007 
94 
119 
185 
173 
181 
45 
186 
121 
acres, 2012 
1 1 ,242 
1,150 
5,632 
3,287 
2,728 
896 
3,335 
3,514 
2007 
13,873 
4,331 
21,451 
12,479 
10,508 
2,194 
17,437 
16,006 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data Missouri 365 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
