1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PERRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 544 591 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 602 174 425 Average size of farm .......acres.. 308 295 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 258 234 090 Average per acre .........dollars.. 803 711 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 958 48 956 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 145 195 180 to 499 acres .................... 167 176 500 to 999 acres .................... 80 78 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 504 558 acres.. 137 901 146 260 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 482 540 acres.. 119 988 115 269 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 7 acres.. 1 369 607 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 23 206 21 324 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 658 36 082 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 049 14 711 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 157 6 613 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 90 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 93 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 63 $100,000 or more .................... 72 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 384 16 652 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 279 28 175 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 544 591 $1,000.. 4 824 5 634 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 868 9 533 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 271 309 Other ............................... 273 282 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 320 358 200 days or more ................... 240 235 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 262 296 number.. 11 640 12 019 Beef cows ..................farms.. 226 237 number.. 4 870 4 505 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 20 number.. 551 661 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 243 280 number.. 4 996 5 524 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 100 122 number.. 16 501 20 356 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 103 124 number.. 30 860 28 965 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 7 number.. 308 91 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 47 number.. (D) 3 799 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 355 394 acres.. 42 501 35 144 bushels.. 3 804 738 3 547 866 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 32 acres.. 827 607 tons, green.. 11 015 8 243 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 290 320 acres.. 19 348 18 666 bushels.. 871 591 810 281 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 373 453 acres.. 50 726 51 951 bushels.. 1 484 609 1 531 696 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 228 289 acres.. 9 277 9 674 tons, dry.. 17 431 21 654 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 2 acres.. 97 (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. .