1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALHOUN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 462 491 Land in farms ..................acres.. 99 675 101 356 Average size of farm .......acres.. 216 206 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 393 129 016 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 129 760 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 282 30 205 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 194 219 180 to 499 acres .................... 100 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 39 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 430 457 acres.. 59 374 59 974 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 402 430 acres.. 41 921 41 681 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 565 16 910 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 019 34 440 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 034 6 938 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 531 9 972 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 120 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 36 $100,000 or more .................... 39 42 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 500 11 575 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 221 23 575 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 462 491 $1,000.. 2 010 4 058 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 350 8 265 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 200 242 Other ............................... 262 249 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 293 295 200 days or more ................... 191 175 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 238 280 number.. 7 368 9 328 Beef cows ..................farms.. 212 242 number.. 3 650 4 669 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 14 number.. 73 111 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 218 265 number.. 3 808 4 374 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 117 165 number.. 42 778 51 592 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 121 168 number.. 78 678 87 102 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 21 number.. 510 433 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 33 number.. (D) 1 362 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 253 303 acres.. 19 575 17 728 bushels.. 2 572 366 2 085 789 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 8 acres.. 310 186 tons, green.. 6 296 2 636 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 132 148 acres.. 5 325 5 161 bushels.. 267 572 264 353 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 181 206 acres.. 11 839 13 193 bushels.. 490 253 455 060 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 222 230 acres.. 4 766 5 068 tons, dry.. 10 696 13 584 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 6 acres.. 90 25 @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: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .