1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 500 560 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 163 152 801 Average size of farm .......acres.. 270 273 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 530 924 382 282 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 066 1 444 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 950 62 131 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 93 50 to 179 acres ..................... 113 149 180 to 499 acres .................... 139 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 471 524 acres.. 125 891 141 779 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 445 498 acres.. 117 183 111 038 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 1 017 673 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 376 38 224 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 752 68 258 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 737 22 646 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 639 15 579 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 85 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 88 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 89 $100,000 or more .................... 144 137 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 259 31 131 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 652 55 591 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 499 560 $1,000.. 8 389 6 309 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 811 11 267 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 328 373 Other ............................... 172 187 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 244 272 200 days or more ................... 145 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 201 243 number.. 12 514 16 539 Beef cows ..................farms.. 75 83 number.. 1 187 1 098 Milk cows ..................farms.. 71 117 number.. 3 841 6 267 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 189 239 number.. 6 544 7 853 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 90 number.. 18 380 17 278 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 82 94 number.. 34 029 27 605 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 34 number.. 1 023 1 501 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 36 number.. 1 518 2 462 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 452 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 331 419 acres.. 67 018 62 368 bushels.. 8 255 549 7 059 345 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 90 123 acres.. 2 978 3 496 tons, green.. 43 688 57 502 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 47 acres.. 145 933 bushels.. 5 276 50 771 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 279 302 acres.. 35 158 27 755 bushels.. 1 422 128 1 180 502 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 232 273 acres.. 8 594 11 568 tons, dry.. 26 786 37 737 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 45 36 acres.. 2 776 3 158 @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. .