1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JEFFERSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 880 1 031 Land in farms ..................acres.. 217 191 235 347 Average size of farm .......acres.. 247 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 212 136 161 487 Average per acre .........dollars.. 823 750 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 806 32 119 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 47 10 to 49 acres ...................... 221 233 50 to 179 acres ..................... 283 381 180 to 499 acres .................... 230 241 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 825 967 acres.. 179 871 195 929 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 757 906 acres.. 141 008 150 750 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 13 acres.. 341 303 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 005 30 663 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 097 29 741 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 738 21 485 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 267 9 178 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 207 271 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 126 145 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 130 146 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 192 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 85 $100,000 or more .................... 83 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 801 21 233 Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 016 20 595 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 881 1 031 $1,000.. 5 437 6 466 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 171 6 271 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 420 468 Other ............................... 460 563 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 498 629 200 days or more ................... 362 430 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 416 444 number.. 15 045 15 206 Beef cows ..................farms.. 340 385 number.. 6 227 6 000 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 19 number.. 454 765 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 389 423 number.. 8 219 7 917 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 146 169 number.. 23 816 24 741 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 152 166 number.. 44 085 46 517 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 13 number.. 537 427 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 46 number.. 720 1 139 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 415 513 acres.. 41 720 41 373 bushels.. 3 787 450 4 195 589 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 35 acres.. 1 005 836 tons, green.. 13 020 11 535 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 282 387 acres.. 17 637 19 610 bushels.. 761 690 938 502 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 450 606 acres.. 63 528 71 080 bushels.. 1 908 395 2 066 552 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 388 422 acres.. 14 113 13 434 tons, dry.. 28 109 26 068 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 7 acres.. 129 19 @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. .