1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 299 1 500 Land in farms ..................acres.. 299 709 321 662 Average size of farm .......acres.. 231 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 391 144 247 863 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 647 1 195 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 564 48 765 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 105 124 10 to 49 acres ...................... 326 340 50 to 179 acres ..................... 399 489 180 to 499 acres .................... 290 381 500 to 999 acres .................... 125 120 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 198 1 382 acres.. 271 442 288 839 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 116 1 310 acres.. 249 677 249 951 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 35 acres.. 1 273 1 697 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 83 582 67 900 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 343 45 267 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 58 347 44 856 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 25 235 23 044 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 249 310 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 123 180 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 144 180 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 237 276 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 151 189 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 157 183 $100,000 or more .................... 238 182 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 128 51 158 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 324 34 105 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 298 1 500 $1,000.. 18 233 14 014 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 047 9 343 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 631 775 Other ............................... 668 725 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 726 844 200 days or more ................... 550 597 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 567 670 number.. 23 017 23 572 Beef cows ..................farms.. 354 414 number.. 4 939 5 079 Milk cows ..................farms.. 73 85 number.. 4 620 4 405 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 522 625 number.. 12 619 12 785 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 195 229 number.. 54 335 50 541 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 196 228 number.. 110 452 92 519 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 51 number.. 1 051 805 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 57 85 number.. 4 138 36 641 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 191 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 750 903 acres.. 82 016 70 642 bushels.. 11 612 024 8 112 145 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 98 118 acres.. 2 462 2 862 tons, green.. 38 802 36 088 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 704 806 acres.. 55 745 43 154 bushels.. 2 991 987 2 230 454 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 787 993 acres.. 99 758 119 957 bushels.. 3 935 201 3 597 457 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 549 638 acres.. 15 376 14 583 tons, dry.. 48 906 44 442 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 36 37 acres.. 1 690 1 563 @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. .