1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MOULTRIE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 491 561 Land in farms ..................acres.. 184 599 184 566 Average size of farm .......acres.. 376 329 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 802 052 501 385 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 043 1 588 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 697 66 513 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 139 146 180 to 499 acres .................... 93 140 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 463 537 acres.. 175 978 174 709 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 452 518 acres.. 167 555 147 433 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 715 44 091 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 472 78 593 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 324 35 946 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 391 8 145 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 108 $100,000 or more .................... 164 149 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 318 27 611 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 858 49 218 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 491 561 $1,000.. 23 238 15 608 Average per farm..........dollars.. 47 328 27 822 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 312 365 Other ............................... 179 196 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 244 281 200 days or more ................... 132 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 137 161 number.. 3 947 5 465 Beef cows ..................farms.. 62 89 number.. 1 000 1 655 Milk cows ..................farms.. 49 47 number.. 917 848 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 122 160 number.. 1 933 2 797 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 75 88 number.. 25 748 23 946 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 86 100 number.. 57 940 49 537 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 9 number.. 332 375 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 36 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 401 467 acres.. 84 971 65 793 bushels.. 14 715 916 10 370 848 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 38 27 acres.. 452 286 tons, green.. 7 832 4 603 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 69 60 acres.. 1 823 1 283 bushels.. 100 622 74 356 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 379 435 acres.. 78 519 76 966 bushels.. 3 744 526 3 224 719 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 146 141 acres.. 2 900 2 816 tons, dry.. 8 574 8 629 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 1 acres.. 20 (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. .