1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 685 818 Land in farms ..................acres.. 259 923 272 166 Average size of farm .......acres.. 379 333 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 478 172 367 076 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 210 1 128 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 852 59 119 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 128 148 50 to 179 acres ..................... 203 227 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 199 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 120 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 69 Total cropland .................farms.. 651 759 acres.. 222 170 229 069 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 618 725 acres.. 203 126 190 834 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 18 acres.. 3 789 2 739 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 686 52 446 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 213 64 116 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 786 39 687 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 900 12 759 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 147 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 107 $100,000 or more .................... 181 165 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 616 38 419 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 914 46 967 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 685 818 $1,000.. 20 675 15 579 Average per farm..........dollars.. 30 183 19 045 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 387 466 Other ............................... 298 352 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 362 440 200 days or more ................... 248 275 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 220 274 number.. 5 951 8 507 Beef cows ..................farms.. 181 223 number.. 2 385 3 626 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 12 number.. 149 422 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 204 270 number.. 3 537 5 320 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 98 132 number.. 32 351 43 730 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 101 145 number.. 71 360 90 312 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 36 number.. 388 694 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 42 number.. (D) 12 154 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 505 594 acres.. 93 749 74 317 bushels.. 14 688 566 10 520 146 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 25 acres.. 637 409 tons, green.. 10 045 8 266 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 217 271 acres.. 11 474 12 354 bushels.. 543 574 694 345 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 502 605 acres.. 91 915 100 988 bushels.. 3 696 628 3 431 945 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 180 198 acres.. 3 567 3 487 tons, dry.. 8 215 7 651 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 5 acres.. 343 296 @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. .