1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MASSAC COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 401 414 Land in farms ..................acres.. 98 838 103 802 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 251 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 935 182 374 Average per acre .........dollars.. 710 678 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 903 35 186 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 150 173 180 to 499 acres .................... 104 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 365 380 acres.. 79 335 85 677 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 327 340 acres.. 59 941 57 226 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 12 acres.. 4 311 2 601 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 102 15 127 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 154 36 539 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 10 490 7 338 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 612 7 790 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 69 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 62 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 99 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 51 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 14 24 $100,000 or more .................... 51 49 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 949 11 344 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 291 27 400 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 401 414 $1,000.. 2 967 3 792 Average per farm..........dollars.. 7 398 9 158 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 201 226 Other ............................... 200 188 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 211 213 200 days or more ................... 153 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 233 236 number.. 10 841 13 473 Beef cows ..................farms.. 202 211 number.. (D) 5 790 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) 278 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 228 241 number.. 5 578 8 050 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 70 94 number.. 15 136 18 169 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 72 101 number.. 27 366 34 870 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 168 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 12 number.. (D) 432 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 178 204 acres.. 23 568 22 078 bushels.. 2 801 028 2 325 282 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 20 acres.. 457 655 tons, green.. 5 560 8 605 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 52 71 acres.. 2 713 3 477 bushels.. 124 663 159 590 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 167 200 acres.. 24 541 22 936 bushels.. 861 790 591 990 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 204 202 acres.. 7 903 7 966 tons, dry.. 17 902 16 549 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 1 acres.. 68 (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. .