1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 HENDERSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 468 522 Land in farms ..................acres.. 203 974 212 513 Average size of farm .......acres.. 436 407 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 541 563 410 835 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 263 1 043 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 375 75 860 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 43 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 105 180 to 499 acres .................... 132 190 500 to 999 acres .................... 115 119 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 430 488 acres.. 173 071 181 430 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 412 477 acres.. 150 822 134 225 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 38 acres.. 12 277 9 299 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 081 47 931 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 284 91 822 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 818 29 051 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 263 18 881 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 25 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 22 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 26 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 65 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 84 107 $100,000 or more .................... 177 162 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 135 36 089 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 622 69 269 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 468 521 $1,000.. 12 805 11 345 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 361 21 775 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 359 397 Other ............................... 109 125 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 204 213 200 days or more ................... 117 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 204 261 number.. 19 552 22 240 Beef cows ..................farms.. 174 222 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 6 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 197 263 number.. 12 284 17 270 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 116 154 number.. 46 209 45 062 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 122 159 number.. 79 110 79 748 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 32 number.. 951 2 360 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 22 number.. 2 336 2 209 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 480 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 382 449 acres.. 92 847 82 439 bushels.. 12 845 065 11 247 842 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 28 acres.. 1 534 1 236 tons, green.. 21 753 18 303 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 26 acres.. 935 732 bushels.. 40 488 35 267 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 323 370 acres.. 47 288 40 690 bushels.. 2 012 805 1 590 046 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 194 221 acres.. 7 154 8 835 tons, dry.. 21 152 26 765 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 6 acres.. 68 116 @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. .