1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HANCOCK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 182 1 391 Land in farms ..................acres.. 433 246 448 316 Average size of farm .......acres.. 367 322 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 415 920 367 247 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 132 1 108 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 887 54 986 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 109 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 129 50 to 179 acres ..................... 316 378 180 to 499 acres .................... 378 474 500 to 999 acres .................... 200 229 1,000 acres or more ................. 98 72 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 106 1 271 acres.. 357 715 371 671 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 062 1 237 acres.. 310 840 293 539 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 7 acres.. 1 523 921 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 104 911 93 309 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 757 67 080 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 67 380 49 346 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 531 43 963 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 132 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 87 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 102 139 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 206 290 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 209 263 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 182 226 $100,000 or more .................... 305 262 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 218 68 578 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 609 49 301 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 181 1 391 $1,000.. 32 701 24 065 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 689 17 301 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 774 971 Other ............................... 408 420 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 551 639 200 days or more ................... 313 357 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 532 686 number.. 33 890 40 604 Beef cows ..................farms.. 436 564 number.. 12 454 15 414 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 17 number.. 254 299 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 535 705 number.. 24 420 34 571 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 273 372 number.. 117 593 122 188 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 287 385 number.. 211 685 228 096 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 60 73 number.. 3 188 2 709 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 64 number.. (D) 3 566 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 884 1 103 acres.. 144 874 122 731 bushels.. 20 912 517 13 414 087 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 76 77 acres.. 2 770 1 605 tons, green.. 54 100 23 554 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 351 296 acres.. 12 939 7 629 bushels.. 540 636 362 145 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 874 1 051 acres.. 138 871 147 208 bushels.. 5 873 371 4 970 768 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 515 556 acres.. 14 456 16 613 tons, dry.. 37 948 35 586 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 3 acres.. 32 (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. .