1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAWRENCE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 365 435 Land in farms ..................acres.. 169 292 168 475 Average size of farm .......acres.. 464 387 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 524 689 341 471 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 141 941 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 972 59 565 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 84 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 76 79 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 59 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 331 408 acres.. 155 431 151 900 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 318 398 acres.. 141 619 120 105 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 20 acres.. 11 566 6 251 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 043 27 834 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 667 63 986 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 535 21 990 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 509 5 844 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 49 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 86 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 51 $100,000 or more .................... 113 95 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 356 21 248 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 908 48 845 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 365 435 $1,000.. 12 838 6 041 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 172 13 887 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 239 284 Other ............................... 126 151 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 164 200 200 days or more ................... 108 118 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 107 129 number.. 3 803 4 143 Beef cows ..................farms.. 77 101 number.. 1 272 1 497 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 13 number.. 606 456 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 99 126 number.. 1 491 1 677 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 75 number.. 14 341 16 834 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 61 77 number.. 30 550 29 469 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 137 217 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 20 number.. 127 582 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 250 329 acres.. 68 863 57 430 bushels.. 9 549 610 7 015 531 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 13 12 acres.. 677 592 tons, green.. 10 056 6 742 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 171 186 acres.. 17 324 13 413 bushels.. 809 768 682 547 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 256 319 acres.. 56 163 47 643 bushels.. 2 249 464 1 335 632 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 92 112 acres.. 2 431 2 727 tons, dry.. 5 684 5 564 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 18 acres.. 834 2 445 @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. .