1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FAYETTE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 151 1 208 Land in farms ..................acres.. 341 274 317 913 Average size of farm .......acres.. 297 263 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 279 723 213 426 Average per acre .........dollars.. 938 852 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 434 47 548 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 215 247 50 to 179 acres ..................... 383 413 180 to 499 acres .................... 276 289 500 to 999 acres .................... 151 153 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 079 1 140 acres.. 290 315 266 802 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 016 1 088 acres.. 252 568 218 384 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 12 acres.. 150 94 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 733 48 761 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 453 40 365 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 140 35 178 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 593 13 583 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 195 224 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 132 153 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 147 169 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 194 227 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 145 154 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 145 133 $100,000 or more .................... 193 148 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 377 33 797 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 862 28 001 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 152 1 207 $1,000.. 20 476 14 048 Average per farm..........dollars.. 17 774 11 639 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 602 632 Other ............................... 549 576 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 638 662 200 days or more ................... 394 443 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 507 517 number.. 16 729 17 930 Beef cows ..................farms.. 375 383 number.. 5 391 5 517 Milk cows ..................farms.. 39 48 number.. 2 127 1 990 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 467 502 number.. 7 575 9 361 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 208 238 number.. 35 587 32 549 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 217 245 number.. 83 496 66 691 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 49 number.. 1 646 1 326 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 62 number.. (D) 5 607 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 666 762 acres.. 77 211 66 538 bushels.. 9 699 090 8 017 568 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 68 58 acres.. 2 478 1 298 tons, green.. 44 281 21 250 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 593 497 acres.. 43 248 23 351 bushels.. 2 308 894 1 208 970 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 715 860 acres.. 105 960 113 443 bushels.. 3 872 485 3 404 330 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 411 438 acres.. 13 203 12 719 tons, dry.. 27 616 26 935 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 @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. .