1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARSHALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 524 611 Land in farms ..................acres.. 203 749 211 653 Average size of farm .......acres.. 389 346 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 727 492 490 354 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 785 1 414 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 638 67 670 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 153 180 to 499 acres .................... 190 225 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 122 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 504 596 acres.. 181 037 187 473 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 489 579 acres.. 166 281 149 248 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 13 acres.. 2 446 1 748 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 141 42 494 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 688 69 548 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 658 32 398 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 483 10 096 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 30 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 112 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 118 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 132 $100,000 or more .................... 175 131 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 366 31 905 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 269 52 217 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 525 611 $1,000.. 19 313 10 123 Average per farm..........dollars.. 36 787 16 568 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 347 417 Other ............................... 177 194 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 267 304 200 days or more ................... 152 167 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 169 207 number.. 9 855 12 051 Beef cows ..................farms.. 150 179 number.. 3 942 4 732 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. 215 241 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 168 206 number.. 6 541 9 160 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 72 number.. 17 731 17 212 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 64 80 number.. 32 678 31 602 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 39 number.. 720 1 178 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 17 number.. (D) 1 816 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 435 527 acres.. 86 775 77 583 bushels.. 12 809 123 9 288 479 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 25 acres.. 323 842 tons, green.. 4 430 14 247 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 52 58 acres.. 2 342 1 452 bushels.. 68 882 78 283 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 412 489 acres.. 70 630 63 815 bushels.. 3 048 295 2 703 314 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 178 189 acres.. 6 038 5 259 tons, dry.. 19 605 18 273 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 17 9 acres.. 1 684 168 @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. .