1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARION COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 861 950 Land in farms ..................acres.. 253 916 251 754 Average size of farm .......acres.. 295 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 245 552 195 715 Average per acre .........dollars.. 831 774 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 118 43 614 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 42 10 to 49 acres ...................... 171 185 50 to 179 acres ..................... 260 312 180 to 499 acres .................... 240 242 500 to 999 acres .................... 115 130 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 39 Total cropland .................farms.. 804 896 acres.. 208 007 213 136 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 747 847 acres.. 179 897 170 927 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 7 acres.. 97 26 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 596 37 469 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 472 39 441 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 30 096 25 626 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 499 11 844 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 178 179 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 143 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 172 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 124 122 $100,000 or more .................... 126 98 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 692 29 621 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 446 31 180 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 862 950 $1,000.. 12 126 8 357 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 067 8 797 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 444 483 Other ............................... 417 467 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 486 543 200 days or more ................... 320 359 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 322 373 number.. 13 684 12 623 Beef cows ..................farms.. 253 297 number.. 4 927 4 969 Milk cows ..................farms.. 27 33 number.. 875 685 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 303 352 number.. 7 647 9 152 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 104 135 number.. 21 203 21 018 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 112 141 number.. 40 262 43 043 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 41 number.. 661 1 497 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 41 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 441 542 acres.. 44 767 42 139 bushels.. 4 916 645 4 691 575 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 33 48 acres.. 905 813 tons, green.. 12 297 12 940 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 410 458 acres.. 33 308 23 973 bushels.. 1 693 666 1 149 865 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 543 683 acres.. 78 729 90 486 bushels.. 2 626 138 2 591 566 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 313 327 acres.. 10 538 9 695 tons, dry.. 21 221 19 925 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 8 acres.. 81 26 @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. .