1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LOGAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 834 949 Land in farms ..................acres.. 369 952 376 141 Average size of farm .......acres.. 444 396 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 890 503 638 191 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 890 1 622 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 350 84 805 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 73 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 276 343 500 to 999 acres .................... 205 232 1,000 acres or more ................. 88 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 794 901 acres.. 353 128 355 033 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 777 888 acres.. 333 698 293 527 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 3 acres.. 1 273 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 109 765 89 997 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 613 94 833 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 91 063 70 439 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 702 19 558 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 101 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 155 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 158 226 $100,000 or more .................... 390 319 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 591 58 213 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 343 61 406 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 835 948 $1,000.. 40 616 30 427 Average per farm..........dollars.. 48 642 32 095 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 612 725 Other ............................... 222 224 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 357 376 200 days or more ................... 167 190 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 211 271 number.. 8 493 10 055 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 204 number.. 2 983 3 738 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 14 number.. 54 103 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 204 266 number.. 6 024 7 419 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 117 157 number.. 81 765 77 704 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 129 173 number.. 156 119 131 154 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 34 number.. 756 899 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 723 832 acres.. 175 295 141 830 bushels.. 27 406 563 20 330 089 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 14 acres.. 386 506 tons, green.. 4 998 10 260 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 41 102 acres.. 1 726 2 286 bushels.. 62 548 145 771 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 712 804 acres.. 155 517 145 707 bushels.. 6 961 342 5 776 534 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 183 202 acres.. 3 477 4 517 tons, dry.. 10 449 12 303 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 8 acres.. 54 54 @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. .