1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MORGAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 864 944 Land in farms ..................acres.. 311 266 331 014 Average size of farm .......acres.. 360 351 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 594 822 445 745 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 688 1 201 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 601 63 249 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 211 227 180 to 499 acres .................... 219 281 500 to 999 acres .................... 157 182 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 60 Total cropland .................farms.. 787 857 acres.. 264 799 280 890 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 760 813 acres.. 239 921 230 904 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 12 acres.. 2 162 2 397 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 85 039 77 067 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 425 81 639 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 236 49 609 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 803 27 458 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 98 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 83 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 144 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 136 151 $100,000 or more .................... 258 253 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 144 53 259 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 062 56 418 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 865 944 $1,000.. 29 901 24 376 Average per farm..........dollars.. 34 567 25 822 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 575 665 Other ............................... 289 279 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 366 384 200 days or more ................... 227 241 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 339 427 number.. 19 483 23 848 Beef cows ..................farms.. 279 367 number.. 6 585 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 13 number.. 166 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 335 434 number.. 11 674 16 490 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 199 239 number.. 94 103 88 338 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 212 256 number.. 172 176 152 070 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 76 number.. 2 622 2 498 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 45 number.. (D) 1 642 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 647 733 acres.. 121 830 106 291 bushels.. 18 251 974 15 209 028 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 34 acres.. 1 346 1 378 tons, green.. 18 563 23 442 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 209 257 acres.. 6 695 6 832 bushels.. 375 643 387 436 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 607 718 acres.. 107 310 110 644 bushels.. 4 794 416 4 278 575 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 306 328 acres.. 5 949 7 912 tons, dry.. 18 447 21 403 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 2 acres.. 39 (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. .