1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JOHNSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 414 476 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 681 99 713 Average size of farm .......acres.. 229 209 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 226 111 681 Average per acre .........dollars.. 683 614 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 494 23 853 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 96 50 to 179 acres ..................... 181 203 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 390 430 acres.. 64 289 68 498 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 310 371 acres.. 34 245 37 988 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 68 11 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 660 10 696 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 750 22 470 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 418 3 692 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 243 7 004 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 131 145 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 92 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 68 73 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 21 24 $100,000 or more .................... 26 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 014 9 042 Average per farm .........dollars.. 24 189 18 996 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 414 476 $1,000.. 783 1 061 Average per farm..........dollars.. 1 891 2 230 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 164 197 Other ............................... 250 279 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 260 289 200 days or more ................... 176 207 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 263 281 number.. 14 530 13 104 Beef cows ..................farms.. 229 232 number.. 5 948 6 109 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 16 number.. 174 316 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 262 286 number.. 8 674 6 355 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 80 number.. 8 485 23 442 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 83 number.. 12 287 50 923 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 6 number.. 44 286 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 14 31 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 91 118 acres.. 10 202 11 708 bushels.. 1 087 091 1 075 325 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 4 acres.. 260 202 tons, green.. 2 695 1 440 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 34 acres.. 1 677 1 672 bushels.. 82 315 76 429 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 66 102 acres.. 8 712 12 006 bushels.. 295 181 264 402 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 252 272 acres.. 13 005 11 481 tons, dry.. 23 230 20 748 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 5 acres.. 53 24 @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. .