1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOND COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 629 714 Land in farms ..................acres.. 182 572 186 777 Average size of farm .......acres.. 290 262 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 321 433 230 506 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 094 881 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 041 45 226 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 116 135 50 to 179 acres ..................... 188 222 180 to 499 acres .................... 171 196 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 587 645 acres.. 162 092 164 940 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 532 608 acres.. 144 248 134 164 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 11 acres.. 43 159 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 43 648 33 720 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 393 47 226 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 759 18 430 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 889 15 290 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 119 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 92 $100,000 or more .................... 146 104 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 118 27 151 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 473 38 027 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 629 714 $1,000.. 12 977 5 526 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 632 7 739 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 337 397 Other ............................... 292 317 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 353 384 200 days or more ................... 263 264 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 271 311 number.. 11 578 12 197 Beef cows ..................farms.. 165 190 number.. 2 568 2 698 Milk cows ..................farms.. 54 71 number.. 3 158 3 408 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 251 276 number.. 5 224 5 439 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 137 173 number.. 45 852 37 988 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 150 181 number.. 103 370 88 304 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 33 number.. 965 1 158 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 33 number.. 444 795 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 359 450 acres.. 36 676 34 773 bushels.. 4 778 458 3 689 586 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 78 60 acres.. 1 857 1 128 tons, green.. 28 275 18 123 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 364 359 acres.. 35 174 21 836 bushels.. 1 950 236 1 087 327 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 404 496 acres.. 62 273 67 977 bushels.. 2 156 889 1 858 067 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 253 287 acres.. 8 588 9 394 tons, dry.. 22 961 24 074 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 0 acres.. 18 0 @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. .