1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MASON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 489 581 Land in farms ..................acres.. 282 222 300 471 Average size of farm .......acres.. 577 517 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 749 366 548 177 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 223 1 057 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 435 86 559 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 119 153 500 to 999 acres .................... 143 171 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 78 Total cropland .................farms.. 474 561 acres.. 260 664 273 999 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 456 548 acres.. 232 535 223 222 Irrigated land .................farms.. 211 215 acres.. 75 855 59 962 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 895 51 088 Average per farm .........dollars.. 149 070 87 931 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 344 42 905 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 551 8 182 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 29 41 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 31 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 55 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 59 89 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 151 $100,000 or more .................... 221 167 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 484 34 277 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 193 58 996 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 489 581 $1,000.. 23 323 16 264 Average per farm..........dollars.. 47 696 27 994 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 355 453 Other ............................... 134 128 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 208 232 200 days or more ................... 116 110 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 115 146 number.. 7 629 7 885 Beef cows ..................farms.. 93 127 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 112 144 number.. 5 670 5 864 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 91 number.. 45 174 22 529 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 94 number.. 91 344 48 369 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 12 number.. 470 162 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 25 number.. 794 1 484 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 407 500 acres.. 111 799 90 236 bushels.. 16 122 793 10 754 375 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 3 acres.. 410 69 tons, green.. 8 020 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 103 295 acres.. 4 197 17 295 bushels.. 166 692 765 966 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 402 485 acres.. 86 603 97 028 bushels.. 3 495 617 2 994 239 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 108 131 acres.. 3 321 4 203 tons, dry.. 8 816 9 559 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 60 43 acres.. 6 634 3 132 @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. .