1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC DONOUGH COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 905 1 018 Land in farms ..................acres.. 344 649 348 589 Average size of farm .......acres.. 381 342 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 532 846 394 331 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 419 1 163 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 493 55 877 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 62 77 10 to 49 acres ...................... 137 129 50 to 179 acres ..................... 225 252 180 to 499 acres .................... 237 320 500 to 999 acres .................... 155 173 1,000 acres or more ................. 89 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 826 939 acres.. 299 416 302 173 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 792 905 acres.. 265 448 236 663 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 4 acres.. 126 10 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 86 440 66 692 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 514 65 513 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 004 45 482 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 436 21 211 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 189 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 136 158 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 126 185 $100,000 or more .................... 265 216 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 936 49 993 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 493 49 060 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 905 1 019 $1,000.. 32 879 17 215 Average per farm..........dollars.. 36 330 16 894 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 575 678 Other ............................... 330 340 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 423 499 200 days or more ................... 265 246 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 366 439 number.. 22 253 25 718 Beef cows ..................farms.. 319 396 number.. 9 622 10 363 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 11 number.. 64 136 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 361 439 number.. 15 735 17 728 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 142 184 number.. 51 086 58 143 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 151 204 number.. 94 715 103 890 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 66 76 number.. 2 570 2 717 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 28 number.. (D) 701 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 660 804 acres.. 133 566 108 389 bushels.. 20 296 253 13 062 581 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 36 32 acres.. 2 059 868 tons, green.. 41 332 16 744 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 112 132 acres.. 3 623 2 806 bushels.. 148 291 146 447 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 644 778 acres.. 121 120 113 596 bushels.. 5 267 348 4 055 002 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 379 410 acres.. 9 705 13 544 tons, dry.. 29 523 33 261 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (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. .