1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 104 1 246 Land in farms ..................acres.. 371 936 373 244 Average size of farm .......acres.. 337 300 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 423 252 326 895 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 300 1 139 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 308 58 924 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 163 192 50 to 179 acres ..................... 296 340 180 to 499 acres .................... 328 411 500 to 999 acres .................... 199 188 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 56 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 038 1 171 acres.. 337 991 336 484 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 004 1 127 acres.. 311 607 280 314 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 8 acres.. 13 131 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 97 960 76 980 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 732 61 782 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 73 219 51 866 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 741 25 114 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 107 135 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 79 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 137 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 165 216 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 148 216 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 187 203 $100,000 or more .................... 319 243 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 64 816 54 206 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 764 43 504 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 103 1 246 $1,000.. 31 728 22 862 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 765 18 349 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 684 801 Other ............................... 420 445 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 528 596 200 days or more ................... 340 365 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 413 462 number.. 15 326 17 853 Beef cows ..................farms.. 311 337 number.. 5 027 5 431 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 39 number.. 1 347 1 562 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 399 458 number.. 10 235 13 082 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 225 269 number.. 87 772 82 379 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 235 289 number.. 163 421 141 644 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 48 number.. 654 912 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 59 number.. (D) 12 095 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 826 971 acres.. 136 243 108 800 bushels.. 20 976 118 13 299 737 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 48 79 acres.. 1 709 1 635 tons, green.. 35 367 28 675 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 489 456 acres.. 29 390 18 957 bushels.. 1 709 608 1 001 555 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 832 981 acres.. 135 029 145 472 bushels.. 5 611 065 4 887 130 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 325 336 acres.. 7 973 9 010 tons, dry.. 21 315 21 073 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) @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. .