1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EDGAR COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 823 965 Land in farms ..................acres.. 354 480 383 139 Average size of farm .......acres.. 431 397 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 705 605 476 424 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 679 1 207 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 747 71 231 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 221 233 180 to 499 acres .................... 194 283 500 to 999 acres .................... 163 210 1,000 acres or more ................. 104 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 781 921 acres.. 327 179 347 414 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 753 903 acres.. 303 788 285 304 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 7 acres.. 129 28 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 146 77 988 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 963 80 817 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 79 293 64 103 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 853 13 886 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 127 169 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 155 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 126 184 $100,000 or more .................... 292 257 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 919 53 019 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 028 54 942 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 822 965 $1,000.. 36 796 25 811 Average per farm..........dollars.. 44 764 26 747 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 569 687 Other ............................... 254 278 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 347 413 200 days or more ................... 199 220 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 274 319 number.. 11 626 13 656 Beef cows ..................farms.. 231 265 number.. 4 663 5 125 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. 193 155 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 272 323 number.. 8 686 9 897 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 111 165 number.. 27 041 35 483 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 124 167 number.. 55 845 74 175 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 29 number.. 666 625 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 27 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 644 809 acres.. 154 471 126 767 bushels.. 23 965 721 18 276 479 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 24 acres.. 1 514 1 105 tons, green.. 33 376 24 913 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 100 234 acres.. 3 183 7 341 bushels.. 156 805 414 669 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 630 778 acres.. 141 189 145 894 bushels.. 6 155 265 5 649 501 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 227 248 acres.. 5 315 5 322 tons, dry.. 13 438 13 749 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 4 acres.. 57 (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. .