1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PERRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 551 544 Land in farms ..................acres.. 172 013 167 602 Average size of farm .......acres.. 312 308 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 309 683 224 258 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 056 803 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 506 51 958 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 178 145 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 167 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 500 504 acres.. 145 062 137 901 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 442 482 acres.. 124 449 119 988 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 13 acres.. 475 1 369 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 517 23 206 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 756 42 658 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 095 17 049 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 422 6 157 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 83 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 69 $100,000 or more .................... 87 72 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 18 477 15 384 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 534 28 279 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 275 271 Other ............................... 276 273 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 315 320 200 days or more ................... 211 240 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 246 262 number.. 11 112 11 640 Beef cows ..................farms.. 206 226 number.. 4 215 4 870 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 12 number.. 479 551 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 226 243 number.. 4 885 4 996 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 100 number.. 10 456 16 501 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 103 number.. 17 740 30 860 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 16 number.. 231 308 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 25 number.. 554 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 309 355 acres.. 42 774 42 501 bushels.. 3 130 942 3 804 738 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 28 39 acres.. 813 827 tons, green.. 9 396 11 015 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 249 290 acres.. 20 568 19 348 bushels.. 940 676 871 591 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 352 373 acres.. 60 382 50 726 bushels.. 2 030 239 1 484 609 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 205 228 acres.. 9 002 9 277 tons, dry.. 20 533 17 431 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 5 acres.. 15 97 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.