1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CARROLL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 657 775 Land in farms ..................acres.. 238 906 259 634 Average size of farm .......acres.. 364 335 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 530 372 373 946 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 433 1 127 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 461 69 420 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 57 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 150 189 180 to 499 acres .................... 235 294 500 to 999 acres .................... 113 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 627 710 acres.. 205 296 219 253 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 600 690 acres.. 180 750 167 673 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 14 acres.. 5 023 3 685 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 99 177 102 295 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 955 131 993 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 665 31 702 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 62 512 70 593 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 57 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 105 123 $100,000 or more .................... 261 281 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 563 83 133 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 996 107 268 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 658 775 $1,000.. 15 842 18 106 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 076 23 362 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 464 573 Other ............................... 193 202 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 265 300 200 days or more ................... 163 162 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 354 464 number.. 55 909 62 667 Beef cows ..................farms.. 157 204 number.. 6 269 7 971 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 114 number.. 3 559 5 359 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 358 470 number.. 55 701 70 899 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 166 227 number.. 74 727 91 558 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 172 239 number.. 145 078 155 482 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 54 number.. 1 129 1 423 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 35 number.. (D) 29 379 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 6 number.. 436 1 525 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 515 621 acres.. 133 260 124 032 bushels.. 17 491 658 16 554 274 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 182 200 acres.. 7 493 6 838 tons, green.. 123 221 114 580 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 8 24 acres.. 192 378 bushels.. 7 572 16 980 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 239 230 acres.. 19 557 13 453 bushels.. 884 303 618 853 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 371 433 acres.. 16 991 19 441 tons, dry.. 58 682 70 642 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 4 acres.. 480 (D) @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. .