1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POPE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 246 279 Land in farms ..................acres.. 67 998 75 234 Average size of farm .......acres.. 276 270 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 219 075 152 892 Average per acre .........dollars.. 785 606 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 054 31 797 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 104 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 69 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 231 264 acres.. 40 399 49 755 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 199 238 acres.. 22 010 26 118 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 949 5 652 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 118 20 259 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 436 2 424 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 514 3 229 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 63 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 18 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 17 $100,000 or more .................... 7 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 009 3 831 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 363 13 730 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 246 279 $1,000.. (D) 685 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 2 454 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 109 141 Other ............................... 137 138 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 139 156 200 days or more ................... 90 104 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 133 154 number.. 7 419 8 522 Beef cows ..................farms.. 124 135 number.. 3 419 3 931 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 5 34 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 130 160 number.. 4 356 5 378 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 46 number.. 4 120 5 591 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 51 number.. 6 897 10 410 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 22 number.. 54 418 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 78 103 acres.. 6 462 7 224 bushels.. 679 464 668 224 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 3 acres.. 90 (D) tons, green.. 950 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 22 acres.. 786 874 bushels.. 26 392 38 485 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 61 83 acres.. 6 353 6 181 bushels.. 195 051 142 767 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 146 177 acres.. 7 242 9 887 tons, dry.. 11 041 17 615 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 1 acres.. 13 (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. .