1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COLES COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 700 833 Land in farms ..................acres.. 263 425 286 077 Average size of farm .......acres.. 376 343 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 661 617 501 978 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 766 1 492 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 583 69 008 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 125 156 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 200 180 to 499 acres .................... 149 201 500 to 999 acres .................... 129 163 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 654 796 acres.. 243 668 263 206 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 631 775 acres.. 220 860 216 420 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 5 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 038 58 511 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 911 70 242 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 57 327 50 145 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 710 8 366 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 114 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 133 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 91 126 $100,000 or more .................... 226 201 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 607 33 460 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 010 40 168 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 700 833 $1,000.. 22 097 21 912 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 567 26 305 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 435 545 Other ............................... 265 288 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 340 396 200 days or more ................... 218 244 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 171 197 number.. 6 218 6 644 Beef cows ..................farms.. 115 125 number.. 2 310 2 449 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 24 number.. 293 327 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 159 203 number.. 3 661 4 776 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 112 136 number.. 27 471 28 696 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 117 140 number.. 51 471 52 406 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 29 number.. 482 630 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 24 number.. (D) 7 016 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 531 675 acres.. 111 509 94 685 bushels.. 17 672 756 14 032 681 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 19 acres.. 361 199 tons, green.. 6 546 3 142 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 124 119 acres.. 4 228 3 644 bushels.. 200 198 223 265 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 510 634 acres.. 101 818 114 007 bushels.. 4 557 452 4 486 883 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 168 188 acres.. 4 404 4 185 tons, dry.. 12 627 10 688 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 6 acres.. 35 22 @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. .