1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHRISTIAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 892 1 051 Land in farms ..................acres.. 390 149 425 925 Average size of farm .......acres.. 437 405 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 851 725 564 167 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 934 1 438 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 075 77 679 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 152 166 50 to 179 acres ..................... 182 204 180 to 499 acres .................... 205 288 500 to 999 acres .................... 177 238 1,000 acres or more ................. 117 93 Total cropland .................farms.. 833 988 acres.. 373 239 398 157 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 818 963 acres.. 353 204 336 423 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 12 acres.. 240 300 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 118 206 100 846 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 518 95 952 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 105 987 87 929 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 219 12 916 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 125 206 $100,000 or more .................... 371 350 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 270 65 434 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 536 62 259 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 892 1 051 $1,000.. 49 629 33 630 Average per farm..........dollars.. 55 638 31 998 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 608 746 Other ............................... 284 305 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 401 454 200 days or more ................... 235 280 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 224 267 number.. 6 765 10 824 Beef cows ..................farms.. 178 211 number.. 3 059 3 770 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 11 number.. 16 36 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 206 260 number.. 4 288 7 671 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 148 165 number.. 52 402 41 828 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 156 174 number.. 99 026 78 700 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 42 number.. 1 105 881 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 35 number.. (D) 881 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 1 200 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 728 853 acres.. 175 230 144 188 bushels.. 29 422 279 21 376 171 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 19 acres.. (D) 554 tons, green.. (D) 10 977 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 194 226 acres.. 6 400 7 059 bushels.. 372 568 425 816 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 670 853 acres.. 169 850 183 251 bushels.. 8 036 535 7 542 854 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 182 206 acres.. 3 012 3 799 tons, dry.. 7 859 10 384 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 2 acres.. 27 (D) @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. .