1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 021 1 165 Land in farms ..................acres.. 385 560 404 830 Average size of farm .......acres.. 378 347 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 528 236 381 835 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 432 1 134 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 598 61 977 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 103 10 to 49 acres ...................... 122 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 269 293 180 to 499 acres .................... 294 349 500 to 999 acres .................... 173 196 1,000 acres or more ................. 93 84 Total cropland .................farms.. 937 1 056 acres.. 318 258 330 470 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 904 1 017 acres.. 280 194 254 657 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 7 acres.. 182 141 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 108 884 98 636 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 644 84 666 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 64 965 50 642 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 918 47 994 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 72 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 171 188 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 138 173 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 176 205 $100,000 or more .................... 288 280 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 798 75 923 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 074 65 114 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 021 1 166 $1,000.. 22 103 22 478 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 648 19 278 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 691 804 Other ............................... 330 361 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 442 501 200 days or more ................... 257 294 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 478 621 number.. 30 083 36 515 Beef cows ..................farms.. 412 504 number.. 12 615 14 059 Milk cows ..................farms.. 29 33 number.. 627 674 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 468 602 number.. 20 656 25 874 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 256 372 number.. 177 469 176 245 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 276 381 number.. 294 001 287 024 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 63 88 number.. 1 456 2 210 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 58 number.. 2 033 3 155 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 772 912 acres.. 151 798 148 496 bushels.. 21 967 613 17 860 295 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 44 39 acres.. 1 003 699 tons, green.. 16 222 13 284 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 78 85 acres.. 2 052 2 834 bushels.. 99 377 145 790 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 688 776 acres.. 110 898 85 417 bushels.. 4 957 706 3 586 287 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 491 540 acres.. 15 369 18 176 tons, dry.. 49 144 52 789 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 6 acres.. 13 22 @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. .