1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLAY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 670 719 Land in farms ..................acres.. 223 764 219 110 Average size of farm .......acres.. 334 305 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 307 101 257 082 Average per acre .........dollars.. 860 768 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 403 57 152 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 127 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 228 180 to 499 acres .................... 172 188 500 to 999 acres .................... 108 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 631 675 acres.. 198 512 190 319 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 591 660 acres.. 179 294 156 779 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 117 32 947 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 399 45 823 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 315 24 221 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 802 8 726 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 105 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 108 122 $100,000 or more .................... 120 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 746 24 734 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 989 34 401 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 669 719 $1,000.. 11 878 8 190 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 755 11 391 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 379 425 Other ............................... 291 294 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 376 407 200 days or more ................... 242 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 220 251 number.. 7 496 8 990 Beef cows ..................farms.. 193 213 number.. 3 817 4 082 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 14 number.. 39 153 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 194 239 number.. 3 683 4 920 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 138 165 number.. 29 756 35 963 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 145 167 number.. 62 732 65 364 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 22 number.. 1 305 1 283 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 29 43 number.. 1 113 2 233 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 410 496 acres.. 56 753 47 358 bushels.. 6 028 137 5 562 892 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 24 acres.. 894 876 tons, green.. 16 833 14 627 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 375 336 acres.. 33 813 20 241 bushels.. 1 596 286 993 331 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 485 557 acres.. 82 005 80 197 bushels.. 2 477 512 2 324 436 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 198 223 acres.. 6 519 6 578 tons, dry.. 12 074 13 881 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 6 acres.. 17 20 @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. .