1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ALEXANDER COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 171 184 Land in farms ..................acres.. 69 354 73 076 Average size of farm .......acres.. 406 397 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 344 357 293 152 Average per acre .........dollars.. 903 717 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 982 46 432 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 71 68 180 to 499 acres .................... 48 52 500 to 999 acres .................... 16 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 166 177 acres.. 58 666 59 937 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 147 166 acres.. 53 232 48 578 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 6 acres.. 2 729 764 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 673 8 181 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 957 44 464 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 832 6 988 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 840 1 193 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 33 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 34 38 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 25 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 18 17 $100,000 or more .................... 30 21 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 140 6 083 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 603 33 061 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 171 184 $1,000.. 4 591 2 881 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 848 15 659 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 90 99 Other ............................... 81 85 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 77 95 200 days or more ................... 61 59 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 74 75 number.. 2 834 2 984 Beef cows ..................farms.. 67 67 number.. 1 445 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 4 number.. 79 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 70 75 number.. 1 093 1 785 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 20 number.. 870 2 383 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 20 number.. 3 749 4 328 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 8 8 number.. 176 238 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 80 85 acres.. 11 253 6 317 bushels.. 1 556 077 629 651 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 6 acres.. 50 144 tons, green.. 1 190 1 730 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 31 38 acres.. 3 005 4 202 bushels.. 154 510 147 465 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 91 116 acres.. 35 837 35 364 bushels.. 1 280 048 993 192 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 62 76 acres.. 2 722 2 567 tons, dry.. 3 202 5 641 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 4 acres.. (D) 112 @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. .