1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MENARD COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 375 437 Land in farms ..................acres.. 164 158 189 767 Average size of farm .......acres.. 438 434 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 715 937 606 998 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 539 1 480 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 976 79 221 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 80 180 to 499 acres .................... 73 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 345 402 acres.. 148 611 169 809 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 331 385 acres.. 133 747 140 234 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 3 acres.. 936 340 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 47 505 42 483 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 679 97 216 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 493 28 050 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 012 14 433 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 54 56 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 48 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 45 83 $100,000 or more .................... 139 136 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 102 28 606 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 273 65 312 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 375 438 $1,000.. 15 952 13 162 Average per farm..........dollars.. 42 537 30 050 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 233 300 Other ............................... 142 137 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 181 186 200 days or more ................... 112 117 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 143 188 number.. 10 831 9 869 Beef cows ..................farms.. 110 143 number.. (D) 3 370 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 9 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 147 183 number.. 6 815 7 927 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 93 number.. 49 812 52 555 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 100 number.. 78 910 89 146 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 15 number.. 587 374 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 26 number.. 2 352 2 160 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 258 337 acres.. 67 358 63 232 bushels.. 10 411 084 8 358 339 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 12 acres.. 236 267 tons, green.. 3 094 4 225 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 70 104 acres.. 2 601 3 647 bushels.. 150 424 207 655 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 252 333 acres.. 60 542 70 191 bushels.. 2 663 034 2 514 407 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 154 150 acres.. 4 222 3 651 tons, dry.. 13 472 11 079 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 0 acres.. 65 0 @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. .