1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PIKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 103 1 193 Land in farms ..................acres.. 443 475 454 884 Average size of farm .......acres.. 402 381 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 375 638 282 814 Average per acre .........dollars.. 945 806 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 152 51 869 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 78 10 to 49 acres ...................... 135 139 50 to 179 acres ..................... 301 313 180 to 499 acres .................... 336 341 500 to 999 acres .................... 157 218 1,000 acres or more ................. 116 104 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 009 1 093 acres.. 335 504 334 774 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 941 1 015 acres.. 266 455 239 511 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 1 478 1 576 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 97 272 87 311 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 188 73 186 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 576 41 031 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 696 46 279 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 90 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 106 148 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 205 210 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 150 193 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 163 176 $100,000 or more .................... 265 255 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 66 746 61 468 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 513 51 524 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 103 1 193 $1,000.. 27 574 23 567 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 999 19 755 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 674 760 Other ............................... 429 433 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 512 546 200 days or more ................... 338 325 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 515 620 number.. 32 556 39 562 Beef cows ..................farms.. 439 530 number.. 15 222 17 128 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 36 number.. 399 322 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 500 617 number.. 17 753 24 717 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 424 504 number.. 176 670 196 703 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 435 519 number.. 316 624 313 102 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 63 number.. 1 285 1 946 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 61 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 737 841 acres.. 123 507 105 518 bushels.. 17 163 919 12 710 552 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 53 80 acres.. 1 803 2 132 tons, green.. 24 137 44 036 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 419 387 acres.. 27 700 15 008 bushels.. 1 506 450 829 080 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 654 730 acres.. 98 757 100 207 bushels.. 3 768 812 3 432 101 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 481 550 acres.. 18 672 18 664 tons, dry.. 53 027 49 972 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 3 acres.. 70 39 @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. .