1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ADAMS COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 500 1 662 Land in farms ..................acres.. 464 834 467 051 Average size of farm .......acres.. 310 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 320 443 250 039 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 049 892 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 619 52 519 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 92 135 10 to 49 acres ...................... 212 226 50 to 179 acres ..................... 489 516 180 to 499 acres .................... 394 473 500 to 999 acres .................... 228 237 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 402 1 525 acres.. 360 899 358 445 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 337 1 460 acres.. 303 946 282 394 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 14 acres.. 2 158 400 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 110 057 99 609 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 372 59 933 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 59 400 46 588 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 657 53 020 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 184 199 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 119 138 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 166 221 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 293 319 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 206 246 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 221 237 $100,000 or more .................... 311 302 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 191 66 059 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 094 39 747 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 501 1 662 $1,000.. 31 977 29 813 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 304 17 938 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 884 1 050 Other ............................... 616 612 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 726 821 200 days or more ................... 497 520 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 723 870 number.. 39 225 47 394 Beef cows ..................farms.. 574 690 number.. 14 371 18 506 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 66 number.. 3 165 3 165 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 713 866 number.. 26 384 32 325 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 385 484 number.. 187 290 169 455 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 401 517 number.. 321 301 293 676 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 75 90 number.. 3 654 3 192 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 91 number.. (D) 8 142 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 022 1 167 acres.. 130 035 104 303 bushels.. 17 782 360 13 010 781 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 100 125 acres.. 2 732 3 161 tons, green.. 34 545 52 576 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 715 685 acres.. 32 008 22 295 bushels.. 1 477 780 1 169 219 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 013 1 168 acres.. 119 739 129 743 bushels.. 4 578 518 4 661 359 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 676 715 acres.. 22 811 24 274 tons, dry.. 59 066 63 124 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 4 acres.. 194 33 @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. .