1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 771 850 Land in farms ..................acres.. 310 518 328 783 Average size of farm .......acres.. 403 387 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 830 287 646 605 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 030 1 618 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 689 75 418 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 139 143 50 to 179 acres ..................... 153 158 180 to 499 acres .................... 164 221 500 to 999 acres .................... 150 199 1,000 acres or more ................. 94 74 Total cropland .................farms.. 725 802 acres.. 300 370 315 874 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 698 780 acres.. 284 701 261 083 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 8 acres.. (D) 25 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 289 71 936 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 701 84 631 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 86 825 66 868 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 465 5 069 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 80 98 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 84 127 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 96 130 $100,000 or more .................... 309 277 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 380 44 880 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 937 52 800 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 771 850 $1,000.. 41 493 25 396 Average per farm..........dollars.. 53 818 29 878 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 484 568 Other ............................... 287 282 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 378 402 200 days or more ................... 233 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 122 158 number.. 3 556 4 421 Beef cows ..................farms.. 97 117 number.. (D) 1 858 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 9 number.. (D) 137 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 112 149 number.. 2 460 2 616 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 70 number.. 23 462 17 331 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 64 74 number.. 35 213 32 050 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 23 number.. 862 1 361 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 18 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 589 671 acres.. 145 558 119 739 bushels.. 25 006 618 18 778 994 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 3 acres.. 50 (D) tons, green.. 900 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 70 acres.. 777 1 793 bushels.. 32 100 103 027 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 572 658 acres.. 136 984 137 618 bushels.. 6 500 970 5 846 757 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 116 125 acres.. 1 809 2 523 tons, dry.. 5 522 6 351 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 4 acres.. 130 3 @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. .