1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 201 242 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 081 85 254 Average size of farm .......acres.. 388 352 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 622 828 440 975 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 654 1 361 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 363 63 511 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 58 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 78 500 to 999 acres .................... 50 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 188 226 acres.. 66 975 73 482 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 185 222 acres.. 62 010 59 622 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 499 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 719 26 779 Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 781 110 656 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 503 20 082 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 216 6 697 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 16 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 6 9 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 53 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 34 $100,000 or more .................... 68 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 842 18 768 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 212 77 555 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 200 242 $1,000.. 11 741 5 537 Average per farm..........dollars.. 58 707 22 880 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 122 171 Other ............................... 79 71 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 110 123 200 days or more ................... 56 56 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 66 94 number.. 4 100 6 299 Beef cows ..................farms.. 49 68 number.. 924 1 330 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 11 number.. 152 334 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 66 92 number.. 3 745 5 553 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 51 number.. 14 433 15 165 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 50 number.. 29 510 26 836 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 8 number.. 341 586 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 9 number.. (D) 308 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 167 202 acres.. 34 505 31 877 bushels.. 4 896 003 4 004 505 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 10 acres.. 324 176 tons, green.. 5 300 3 213 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 36 acres.. 387 860 bushels.. 15 659 44 441 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 153 187 acres.. 25 427 24 345 bushels.. 1 180 225 1 070 303 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 70 85 acres.. 1 406 2 459 tons, dry.. 4 145 6 290 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 2 acres.. 31 (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. .