1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 645 710 Land in farms ..................acres.. 176 012 178 175 Average size of farm .......acres.. 273 251 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 366 899 339 825 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 390 1 264 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 626 48 125 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 134 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 188 212 180 to 499 acres .................... 174 210 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 608 667 acres.. 157 455 154 717 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 590 638 acres.. 146 369 129 535 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 2 acres.. 97 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 833 39 313 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 810 55 370 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 247 23 970 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 585 15 343 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 79 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 137 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 103 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 108 $100,000 or more .................... 166 114 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 116 28 518 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 242 40 166 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 645 710 $1,000.. 15 619 9 838 Average per farm..........dollars.. 24 216 13 857 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 344 392 Other ............................... 301 318 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 348 376 200 days or more ................... 239 253 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 202 234 number.. 10 268 9 507 Beef cows ..................farms.. 109 145 number.. 1 389 1 742 Milk cows ..................farms.. 36 38 number.. 2 408 2 108 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 195 225 number.. 5 338 4 245 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 125 148 number.. 48 973 45 983 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 129 159 number.. 96 034 89 885 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 20 number.. 330 575 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 32 number.. 445 1 241 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 500 527 acres.. 67 220 50 537 bushels.. 10 175 081 6 806 047 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 50 41 acres.. 1 542 1 153 tons, green.. 27 791 19 825 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 263 289 acres.. 9 387 9 483 bushels.. 481 767 495 651 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 490 569 acres.. 64 324 64 050 bushels.. 2 700 085 2 122 621 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 185 197 acres.. 4 959 4 784 tons, dry.. 13 988 12 301 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 3 acres.. 37 6 @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. .