1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EFFINGHAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 140 1 228 Land in farms ..................acres.. 257 761 258 305 Average size of farm .......acres.. 226 210 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 327 482 253 378 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 467 1 247 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 706 43 394 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 224 217 50 to 179 acres ..................... 361 415 180 to 499 acres .................... 346 398 500 to 999 acres .................... 111 97 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 053 1 148 acres.. 223 860 221 050 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 014 1 113 acres.. 204 153 186 170 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 4 acres.. 223 98 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 298 61 357 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 542 49 965 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 835 30 199 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 463 31 158 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 150 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 145 168 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 221 246 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 166 205 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 154 168 $100,000 or more .................... 232 197 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 409 42 375 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 175 34 507 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 138 1 228 $1,000.. 21 516 17 106 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 907 13 930 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 599 676 Other ............................... 541 552 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 635 734 200 days or more ................... 419 485 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 474 537 number.. 24 162 24 487 Beef cows ..................farms.. 272 315 number.. 4 733 4 781 Milk cows ..................farms.. 93 110 number.. 5 648 5 482 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 441 515 number.. 12 574 10 999 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 255 304 number.. 98 008 91 055 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 263 307 number.. 173 082 149 055 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 35 number.. 1 379 875 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 40 57 number.. (D) 72 665 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 819 940 acres.. 82 668 67 460 bushels.. 10 435 368 8 602 434 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 142 145 acres.. 4 073 3 063 tons, green.. 60 316 53 899 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 645 670 acres.. 26 672 19 476 bushels.. 1 419 017 1 083 068 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 811 969 acres.. 81 855 88 056 bushels.. 2 990 332 2 881 129 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 464 518 acres.. 11 480 13 073 tons, dry.. 26 537 34 677 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 2 acres.. 27 (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. .