1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BROWN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 386 442 Land in farms ..................acres.. 144 435 157 230 Average size of farm .......acres.. 374 356 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 344 155 222 204 Average per acre .........dollars.. 850 609 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 716 45 510 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 26 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 96 117 180 to 499 acres .................... 110 128 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 348 385 acres.. 91 998 104 993 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 315 366 acres.. 76 068 75 361 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 5 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 693 23 101 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 152 52 265 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 451 11 723 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 241 11 378 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 70 91 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 63 73 $100,000 or more .................... 67 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 351 16 625 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 586 37 612 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 387 442 $1,000.. 7 696 6 147 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 886 13 907 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 205 267 Other ............................... 181 175 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 210 224 200 days or more ................... 147 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 216 280 number.. 10 197 12 771 Beef cows ..................farms.. 187 247 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 210 293 number.. 6 734 8 994 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 89 131 number.. 38 697 41 701 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 89 140 number.. 83 024 64 952 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 30 number.. 353 803 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 20 number.. (D) 614 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 241 307 acres.. 34 531 30 381 bushels.. 4 628 365 3 355 812 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 15 acres.. 334 741 tons, green.. 7 137 13 569 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 159 126 acres.. 7 728 4 459 bushels.. 355 024 227 223 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 225 283 acres.. 28 230 33 238 bushels.. 1 106 765 1 078 912 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 182 223 acres.. 5 661 6 809 tons, dry.. 14 148 16 649 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 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. .