1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EDWARDS COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 325 387 Land in farms ..................acres.. 116 312 132 563 Average size of farm .......acres.. 358 343 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 293 120 252 026 Average per acre .........dollars.. 909 914 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 786 42 353 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 89 102 180 to 499 acres .................... 81 95 500 to 999 acres .................... 52 67 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 302 350 acres.. 102 123 114 862 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 277 337 acres.. 83 262 89 529 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 943 25 890 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 824 66 900 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 113 14 119 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 830 11 771 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 49 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 76 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 50 $100,000 or more .................... 82 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 937 16 770 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 101 43 332 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 324 387 $1,000.. 6 860 4 459 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 172 11 523 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 194 245 Other ............................... 131 142 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 155 188 200 days or more ................... 107 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 150 205 number.. 6 396 8 667 Beef cows ..................farms.. 128 177 number.. 2 630 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 7 number.. 101 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 145 197 number.. 3 547 4 852 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 121 136 number.. 52 072 52 537 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 126 139 number.. 92 694 83 312 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 19 number.. 456 605 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 18 number.. 420 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 228 290 acres.. 36 492 36 065 bushels.. 4 863 378 4 205 374 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 30 acres.. 433 611 tons, green.. 6 489 4 914 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 172 232 acres.. 11 755 12 645 bushels.. 534 290 659 397 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 212 274 acres.. 31 702 36 350 bushels.. 1 258 759 1 188 267 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 153 186 acres.. 4 971 6 239 tons, dry.. 11 001 13 611 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (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. .