1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MACOUPIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 308 1 509 Land in farms ..................acres.. 402 310 444 816 Average size of farm .......acres.. 308 295 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 403 253 305 968 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 354 1 042 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 121 62 096 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 108 10 to 49 acres ...................... 230 217 50 to 179 acres ..................... 382 437 180 to 499 acres .................... 351 448 500 to 999 acres .................... 194 222 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 77 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 192 1 381 acres.. 341 267 368 898 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 128 1 327 acres.. 310 297 305 268 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 12 acres.. 351 91 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 115 908 95 665 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 615 63 396 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 73 569 54 485 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 339 41 180 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 204 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 99 139 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 127 141 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 219 293 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 173 227 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 194 224 $100,000 or more .................... 337 281 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 78 159 69 455 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 755 46 027 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 308 1 509 $1,000.. 36 137 28 171 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 628 18 669 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 793 936 Other ............................... 515 573 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 658 776 200 days or more ................... 420 481 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 508 652 number.. 26 874 33 612 Beef cows ..................farms.. 386 462 number.. 8 085 9 001 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 54 number.. 1 716 1 655 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 496 627 number.. 19 719 25 840 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 280 352 number.. 148 170 118 675 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 307 375 number.. 259 986 198 716 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 72 78 number.. 5 843 3 881 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 41 84 number.. 2 136 5 560 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 917 1 091 acres.. 137 074 119 140 bushels.. 21 136 563 14 611 990 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 95 120 acres.. 2 817 2 440 tons, green.. 46 916 36 326 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 529 618 acres.. 26 132 22 869 bushels.. 1 445 650 1 311 594 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 907 1 114 acres.. 134 709 152 312 bushels.. 5 745 426 4 992 424 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 446 513 acres.. 10 743 12 182 tons, dry.. 29 751 32 390 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 4 acres.. 19 8 @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. .