1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CRAWFORD COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 543 595 Land in farms ..................acres.. 223 561 220 146 Average size of farm .......acres.. 412 370 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 479 610 347 144 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 067 945 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 013 62 630 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 114 50 to 179 acres ..................... 128 167 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 90 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 66 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 512 556 acres.. 196 153 189 676 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 490 540 acres.. 183 503 156 880 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 9 acres.. 3 125 1 367 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 961 42 024 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 535 70 629 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 237 30 324 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 724 11 700 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 67 95 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 91 $100,000 or more .................... 159 143 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 788 32 603 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 564 54 703 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 542 596 $1,000.. 18 162 12 158 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 509 20 399 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 319 353 Other ............................... 224 242 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 290 298 200 days or more ................... 194 208 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 155 197 number.. 5 675 6 571 Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 155 number.. 2 609 2 057 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 14 number.. 265 309 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 136 177 number.. 3 574 5 172 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 109 number.. 34 450 36 116 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 79 110 number.. 63 834 67 518 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 16 number.. 526 817 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 38 number.. (D) 1 706 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 397 448 acres.. 81 458 62 726 bushels.. 11 567 230 8 286 433 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 15 acres.. 220 691 tons, green.. 3 645 9 660 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 208 223 acres.. 17 006 12 175 bushels.. 782 549 665 893 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 404 452 acres.. 82 865 80 067 bushels.. 3 343 542 2 680 045 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 135 162 acres.. 3 861 3 617 tons, dry.. 7 790 8 503 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 4 acres.. 623 (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. .