1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLINTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 942 1 115 Land in farms ..................acres.. 229 120 241 466 Average size of farm .......acres.. 243 217 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 316 715 236 928 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 430 1 059 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 145 64 139 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 73 10 to 49 acres ...................... 134 176 50 to 179 acres ..................... 298 375 180 to 499 acres .................... 317 387 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 868 1 041 acres.. 211 317 218 700 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 844 1 020 acres.. 196 812 188 397 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 10 acres.. 1 736 370 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 95 027 81 839 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 878 73 398 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 739 25 092 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 289 56 747 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 73 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 167 232 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 149 169 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 162 161 $100,000 or more .................... 256 259 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 328 61 658 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 350 55 298 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 942 1 115 $1,000.. 27 631 18 749 Average per farm..........dollars.. 29 332 16 815 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 531 678 Other ............................... 411 437 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 493 581 200 days or more ................... 365 397 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 490 596 number.. 36 435 39 241 Beef cows ..................farms.. 173 199 number.. 2 563 2 638 Milk cows ..................farms.. 183 243 number.. 14 355 15 755 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 474 578 number.. 15 524 16 364 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 171 223 number.. 67 068 80 264 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 183 240 number.. 139 753 151 189 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 23 number.. 326 475 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 59 number.. 1 104 655 1 020 680 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 725 868 acres.. 68 440 61 517 bushels.. 8 406 120 6 886 583 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 203 240 acres.. 5 561 5 118 tons, green.. 92 937 84 145 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 657 708 acres.. 37 635 26 543 bushels.. 2 029 431 1 269 577 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 697 863 acres.. 71 982 79 005 bushels.. 2 506 435 2 536 754 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 474 567 acres.. 22 644 23 556 tons, dry.. 81 497 88 105 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 2 acres.. 9 (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. .