1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FULTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 165 1 371 Land in farms ..................acres.. 431 415 459 120 Average size of farm .......acres.. 370 335 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 390 751 298 042 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 057 869 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 616 49 276 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 201 50 to 179 acres ..................... 371 407 180 to 499 acres .................... 287 383 500 to 999 acres .................... 194 219 1,000 acres or more ................. 88 79 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 079 1 282 acres.. 309 857 338 941 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 031 1 234 acres.. 272 226 268 729 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 17 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 85 618 71 431 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 492 52 101 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 381 47 784 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 237 23 647 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 155 202 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 102 143 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 132 151 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 214 285 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 160 212 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 157 170 $100,000 or more .................... 245 208 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 61 590 53 827 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 958 39 261 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 163 1 371 $1,000.. 23 218 16 688 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 964 12 172 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 693 856 Other ............................... 472 515 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 553 652 200 days or more ................... 384 408 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 554 677 number.. 30 988 34 421 Beef cows ..................farms.. 491 595 number.. 12 955 15 025 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 36 number.. 232 296 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 544 685 number.. 22 015 22 796 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 173 256 number.. 50 696 65 455 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 190 263 number.. 95 032 100 677 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 62 92 number.. 1 748 2 620 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 81 number.. 1 046 2 384 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 300 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 831 1 010 acres.. 136 118 127 501 bushels.. 18 969 816 13 943 980 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 45 57 acres.. 1 282 1 391 tons, green.. 20 470 23 509 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 260 348 acres.. 10 665 9 925 bushels.. 499 572 505 667 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 794 958 acres.. 112 823 115 523 bushels.. 4 631 620 4 065 728 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 530 614 acres.. 14 794 15 752 tons, dry.. 45 852 42 610 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 7 acres.. 29 (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. .