1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LIVINGSTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 562 1 760 Land in farms ..................acres.. 637 551 647 786 Average size of farm .......acres.. 408 368 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 667 954 557 311 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 738 1 511 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 271 76 441 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 91 95 10 to 49 acres ...................... 131 138 50 to 179 acres ..................... 299 347 180 to 499 acres .................... 525 707 500 to 999 acres .................... 397 384 1,000 acres or more ................. 119 89 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 484 1 678 acres.. 613 330 619 946 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 467 1 664 acres.. 584 617 511 868 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 11 acres.. 406 635 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 175 249 139 799 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 195 79 431 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 135 368 105 482 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 881 34 316 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 120 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 203 249 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 214 349 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 338 436 $100,000 or more .................... 631 487 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 105 237 91 193 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 374 51 814 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 562 1 760 $1,000.. 64 749 50 177 Average per farm..........dollars.. 41 452 28 510 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 086 1 336 Other ............................... 476 424 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 856 854 200 days or more ................... 390 364 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 268 312 number.. 11 604 13 017 Beef cows ..................farms.. 150 198 number.. 2 299 3 319 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 33 number.. 1 944 1 708 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 257 309 number.. 7 482 8 470 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 237 225 number.. 134 668 112 039 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 259 251 number.. 271 094 227 576 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 45 62 number.. 918 1 705 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 43 number.. (D) 220 460 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 390 835 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 391 1 586 acres.. 293 896 224 823 bushels.. 43 905 431 25 559 914 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 55 51 acres.. 2 807 1 345 tons, green.. 66 524 26 970 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 60 acres.. 544 1 567 bushels.. 24 570 91 707 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 366 1 578 acres.. 283 573 277 466 bushels.. 12 556 734 10 410 791 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 311 309 acres.. 6 755 6 909 tons, dry.. 20 955 18 848 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 2 acres.. 575 (D) @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. .