1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PULASKI COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 218 244 Land in farms ..................acres.. 82 426 82 301 Average size of farm .......acres.. 378 337 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 282 471 185 262 Average per acre .........dollars.. 800 627 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 584 51 783 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 72 88 180 to 499 acres .................... 50 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 204 221 acres.. 72 397 69 090 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 184 191 acres.. 60 330 51 500 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 556 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 603 11 757 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 574 48 184 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 404 8 102 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 199 3 655 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 38 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 19 $100,000 or more .................... 40 33 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 573 8 306 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 501 34 043 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 218 244 $1,000.. 3 432 2 135 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 742 8 749 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 124 121 Other ............................... 94 123 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 118 143 200 days or more ................... 71 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 89 123 number.. 5 722 6 705 Beef cows ..................farms.. 76 105 number.. 2 382 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 3 number.. 266 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 85 120 number.. 4 290 4 282 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 50 number.. 2 119 5 378 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 55 number.. 6 856 13 402 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. 58 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 6 number.. 172 203 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 82 111 acres.. 17 178 10 997 bushels.. 2 365 531 1 225 050 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 5 acres.. 280 222 tons, green.. 5 557 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 63 81 acres.. 4 883 4 604 bushels.. 242 786 209 175 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 121 137 acres.. 32 874 29 083 bushels.. 1 196 354 821 395 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 89 83 acres.. 5 044 3 675 tons, dry.. 10 099 7 320 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 7 acres.. 192 219 @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. .