1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONROE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 589 660 Land in farms ..................acres.. 187 039 203 136 Average size of farm .......acres.. 318 308 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 442 464 353 348 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 374 1 046 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 120 69 594 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 63 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 97 50 to 179 acres ..................... 156 173 180 to 499 acres .................... 157 193 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 534 612 acres.. 155 153 167 274 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 487 586 acres.. 137 709 134 012 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 21 acres.. 1 448 1 458 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 264 39 743 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 058 60 217 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 26 234 20 988 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 030 18 755 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 93 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 88 $100,000 or more .................... 126 118 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 056 30 743 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 332 46 580 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 589 660 $1,000.. 12 437 11 383 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 116 17 247 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 322 374 Other ............................... 267 286 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 364 200 days or more ................... 215 238 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 224 270 number.. 10 300 10 005 Beef cows ..................farms.. 155 196 number.. 3 064 2 891 Milk cows ..................farms.. 19 26 number.. 1 146 1 037 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 214 250 number.. 4 952 7 668 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 126 175 number.. 50 650 60 900 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 133 176 number.. 97 806 120 169 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 36 35 number.. 896 1 235 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 42 number.. 22 219 30 968 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 318 413 acres.. 41 644 36 687 bushels.. 5 160 163 4 264 624 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 25 acres.. 1 051 845 tons, green.. 17 684 12 538 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 365 451 acres.. 40 789 34 580 bushels.. 2 161 491 1 617 006 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 369 453 acres.. 49 233 54 779 bushels.. 1 833 569 1 859 516 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 206 247 acres.. 6 495 7 419 tons, dry.. 16 697 20 671 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 9 acres.. 317 293 @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. .