1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FRANKLIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 538 586 Land in farms ..................acres.. 160 533 166 812 Average size of farm .......acres.. 298 285 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 381 192 522 Average per acre .........dollars.. 970 748 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 917 32 045 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 128 166 50 to 179 acres ..................... 164 184 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 113 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 504 534 acres.. 140 392 147 413 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 450 492 acres.. 112 607 111 563 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 8 acres.. 14 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 706 20 738 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 781 35 390 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 623 15 166 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 084 5 572 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 137 171 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 84 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 57 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 53 $100,000 or more .................... 82 58 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 407 15 886 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 003 27 109 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 537 586 $1,000.. 6 913 2 767 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 874 4 722 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 237 235 Other ............................... 301 351 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 299 349 200 days or more ................... 205 262 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 215 222 number.. 6 494 7 962 Beef cows ..................farms.. 170 175 number.. 2 779 3 113 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 6 number.. 261 268 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 197 196 number.. 3 258 3 341 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 100 108 number.. 24 179 23 829 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 100 106 number.. 53 229 38 326 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 14 number.. 194 213 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 43 number.. (D) 6 147 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 255 272 acres.. 37 532 29 224 bushels.. 3 926 908 2 948 545 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 17 acres.. 817 368 tons, green.. 18 232 4 549 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 147 174 acres.. 11 733 13 694 bushels.. 549 472 622 682 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 299 333 acres.. 57 360 52 430 bushels.. 1 801 742 1 357 263 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 203 218 acres.. 5 950 5 548 tons, dry.. 11 699 11 021 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 3 acres.. 6 (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. .