1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SHELBY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 305 1 431 Land in farms ..................acres.. 402 212 422 071 Average size of farm .......acres.. 308 295 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 442 085 352 209 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 457 1 246 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 125 48 809 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 93 10 to 49 acres ...................... 235 215 50 to 179 acres ..................... 356 405 180 to 499 acres .................... 361 420 500 to 999 acres .................... 204 237 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 61 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 234 1 360 acres.. 362 853 380 761 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 192 1 322 acres.. 331 942 313 814 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 9 acres.. 287 417 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 597 86 472 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 618 60 428 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 78 956 63 760 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 641 22 712 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 170 157 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 123 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 146 147 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 194 262 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 171 226 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 213 241 $100,000 or more .................... 324 275 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 202 54 611 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 628 38 136 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 306 1 432 $1,000.. 35 922 32 091 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 505 22 410 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 785 903 Other ............................... 520 528 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 657 708 200 days or more ................... 392 416 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 497 531 number.. 20 502 20 092 Beef cows ..................farms.. 375 405 number.. 7 698 6 788 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 40 number.. 2 132 2 024 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 472 508 number.. 11 745 11 264 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 233 279 number.. 71 518 73 720 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 246 281 number.. 130 720 129 861 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 43 number.. 803 1 536 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 48 number.. 4 473 23 405 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 380 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 000 1 166 acres.. 157 026 131 243 bushels.. 24 204 809 18 383 140 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 94 70 acres.. 2 929 2 223 tons, green.. 54 733 35 524 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 543 571 acres.. 22 290 19 959 bushels.. 1 223 357 1 087 982 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 945 1 103 acres.. 144 061 153 679 bushels.. 6 093 881 5 545 493 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 453 456 acres.. 9 730 10 226 tons, dry.. 25 895 24 457 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 3 acres.. 31 (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. .