1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GALLATIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 241 287 Land in farms ..................acres.. 171 938 170 166 Average size of farm .......acres.. 713 593 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 747 945 619 160 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 073 990 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 160 91 724 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 17 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 55 56 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 58 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 63 1,000 acres or more ................. 52 47 Total cropland .................farms.. 224 264 acres.. 152 719 153 149 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 215 242 acres.. 140 219 122 330 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 7 acres.. 14 159 4 653 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 37 685 28 770 Average per farm .........dollars.. 156 370 100 246 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 400 25 304 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 285 3 466 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 45 $100,000 or more .................... 88 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 26 482 23 847 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 885 83 092 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 241 287 $1,000.. 9 304 4 855 Average per farm..........dollars.. 38 607 16 917 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 192 Other ............................... 74 95 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 96 132 200 days or more ................... 65 76 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 61 73 number.. 3 473 4 209 Beef cows ..................farms.. 56 65 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 56 69 number.. 1 475 1 828 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 52 number.. 13 091 14 862 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 42 53 number.. 24 518 24 403 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 6 number.. 14 128 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 176 212 acres.. 70 458 55 562 bushels.. 10 552 071 7 262 952 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 tons, green.. (D) 0 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 84 138 acres.. 10 429 13 904 bushels.. 585 823 726 990 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 175 215 acres.. 57 637 53 653 bushels.. 2 308 952 1 750 530 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 51 55 acres.. 2 105 1 874 tons, dry.. 4 382 3 951 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 4 acres.. 1 400 110 @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. .