1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DOUGLAS COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 682 807 Land in farms ..................acres.. 259 498 271 098 Average size of farm .......acres.. 380 336 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 724 414 600 729 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 028 1 714 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 592 75 624 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 99 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 174 216 180 to 499 acres .................... 142 203 500 to 999 acres .................... 124 147 1,000 acres or more ................. 74 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 641 759 acres.. 250 813 259 255 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 624 742 acres.. 239 883 216 775 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 4 acres.. (D) 36 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 79 241 67 965 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 189 84 219 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 67 748 56 295 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 493 11 669 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 124 165 $100,000 or more .................... 254 241 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 122 41 583 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 529 51 527 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 683 807 $1,000.. 30 933 26 898 Average per farm..........dollars.. 45 291 33 330 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 479 567 Other ............................... 203 240 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 321 407 200 days or more ................... 163 211 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 158 203 number.. 4 839 6 033 Beef cows ..................farms.. 45 63 number.. 655 1 264 Milk cows ..................farms.. 77 91 number.. 1 377 1 351 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 147 188 number.. 3 042 3 315 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 98 142 number.. 36 845 40 725 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 101 151 number.. 74 453 72 834 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 23 number.. 586 333 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 72 number.. (D) 46 140 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 18 number.. 20 945 314 213 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 549 660 acres.. 125 752 100 586 bushels.. 20 883 386 15 960 420 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 56 46 acres.. 870 547 tons, green.. 14 865 9 683 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 26 acres.. 658 459 bushels.. 36 383 24 842 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 513 648 acres.. 110 615 111 505 bushels.. 5 171 279 4 915 647 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 185 193 acres.. 3 924 3 501 tons, dry.. 13 301 12 102 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 4 acres.. (D) (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. .