1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREENE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 783 827 Land in farms ..................acres.. 303 715 296 591 Average size of farm .......acres.. 388 359 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 392 589 346 220 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 045 1 012 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 908 49 759 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 112 124 50 to 179 acres ..................... 184 197 180 to 499 acres .................... 216 225 500 to 999 acres .................... 144 153 1,000 acres or more ................. 71 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 710 760 acres.. 246 531 234 838 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 677 724 acres.. 211 789 186 087 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 6 acres.. 2 288 1 427 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 491 56 557 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 472 68 388 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 173 35 299 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 317 21 258 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 80 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 123 172 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 120 140 $100,000 or more .................... 220 184 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 323 39 586 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 085 47 866 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 784 827 $1,000.. 21 957 15 841 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 007 19 155 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 518 567 Other ............................... 265 260 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 320 346 200 days or more ................... 210 210 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 353 410 number.. 19 653 22 429 Beef cows ..................farms.. 299 340 number.. 8 354 9 105 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 24 number.. 383 335 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 345 408 number.. 10 224 12 387 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 271 308 number.. 92 751 82 960 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 284 314 number.. 148 975 127 265 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 42 number.. 1 045 946 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 42 number.. 1 059 1 693 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 596 636 acres.. 102 220 77 267 bushels.. 14 277 842 10 224 341 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 41 acres.. 1 190 699 tons, green.. 13 981 9 374 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 348 368 acres.. 16 917 13 725 bushels.. 911 911 806 430 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 546 604 acres.. 87 251 88 561 bushels.. 3 618 928 3 265 048 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 299 311 acres.. 8 021 8 136 tons, dry.. 22 987 20 525 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 2 acres.. 66 (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. .