1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 438 1 696 Land in farms ..................acres.. 453 944 485 142 Average size of farm .......acres.. 316 286 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 483 839 350 450 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 498 1 221 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 880 59 589 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 116 142 10 to 49 acres ...................... 181 192 50 to 179 acres ..................... 388 450 180 to 499 acres .................... 442 611 500 to 999 acres .................... 235 251 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 331 1 584 acres.. 415 604 442 161 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 286 1 538 acres.. 371 906 337 626 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 31 acres.. 3 386 3 649 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 170 765 174 507 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 752 102 893 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 76 845 62 251 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 93 920 112 256 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 147 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 104 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 214 280 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 227 261 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 230 304 $100,000 or more .................... 500 513 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 133 679 135 033 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 962 79 619 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 438 1 696 $1,000.. 35 695 38 246 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 823 22 551 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 987 1 234 Other ............................... 451 462 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 638 696 200 days or more ................... 387 388 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 489 638 number.. 42 126 61 158 Beef cows ..................farms.. 292 347 number.. 8 372 10 179 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 37 number.. 445 866 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 484 652 number.. 50 833 78 784 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 495 651 number.. 314 544 309 730 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 515 687 number.. 536 568 514 396 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 119 148 number.. 5 287 5 664 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 31 60 number.. 2 376 16 050 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 6 number.. 506 420 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 160 1 423 acres.. 235 585 217 461 bushels.. 32 068 803 26 523 939 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 131 119 acres.. 4 093 3 568 tons, green.. 61 232 56 737 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 96 acres.. 569 1 899 bushels.. 25 874 120 539 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 994 1 067 acres.. 112 518 87 306 bushels.. 4 890 972 3 801 802 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 564 688 acres.. 15 513 22 510 tons, dry.. 51 116 64 933 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 6 acres.. 237 17 @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. .