1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FORD COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 613 729 Land in farms ..................acres.. 300 127 297 013 Average size of farm .......acres.. 490 407 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 789 625 519 051 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 627 1 320 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 525 71 450 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 161 180 to 499 acres .................... 164 268 500 to 999 acres .................... 153 165 1,000 acres or more ................. 85 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 592 706 acres.. 288 158 284 319 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 585 701 acres.. 274 224 235 461 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 3 acres.. 1 515 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 78 117 67 020 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 433 91 935 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 65 405 53 434 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 712 13 586 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 117 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 104 173 $100,000 or more .................... 257 226 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 48 812 41 620 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 627 57 092 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 613 729 $1,000.. 27 543 21 230 Average per farm..........dollars.. 44 932 29 123 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 442 561 Other ............................... 171 168 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 298 351 200 days or more ................... 143 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 92 89 number.. 5 824 7 116 Beef cows ..................farms.. 64 54 number.. 1 871 1 845 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 179 269 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 90 95 number.. 6 131 9 204 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 65 91 number.. 44 138 39 842 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 71 91 number.. 71 956 65 694 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 32 number.. 661 1 210 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 546 672 acres.. 138 274 102 627 bushels.. 20 354 780 13 352 974 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 10 acres.. 468 1 042 tons, green.. 9 753 18 850 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 5 54 acres.. 260 1 442 bushels.. 13 400 84 940 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 545 666 acres.. 133 119 127 522 bushels.. 6 001 359 5 409 430 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 107 97 acres.. 2 543 2 204 tons, dry.. 7 356 6 433 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 6 acres.. 368 285 @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. .