1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RANDOLPH COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 945 1 019 Land in farms ..................acres.. 270 598 273 774 Average size of farm .......acres.. 286 269 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 274 889 200 346 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 059 767 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 403 52 758 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 148 172 50 to 179 acres ..................... 306 322 180 to 499 acres .................... 253 293 500 to 999 acres .................... 111 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 50 49 Total cropland .................farms.. 874 945 acres.. 208 751 215 676 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 821 896 acres.. 176 690 164 259 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 13 acres.. 298 475 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 44 978 39 478 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 596 38 742 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 870 22 574 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 108 16 905 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 160 172 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 112 106 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 166 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 200 201 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 120 149 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 103 104 $100,000 or more .................... 139 121 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 316 30 401 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 351 29 805 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 944 1 020 $1,000.. 10 044 9 070 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 640 8 892 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 480 540 Other ............................... 465 479 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 537 570 200 days or more ................... 379 422 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 529 589 number.. 24 427 24 082 Beef cows ..................farms.. 396 428 number.. 7 960 7 827 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 59 number.. 2 422 2 464 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 505 553 number.. 11 166 12 185 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 175 246 number.. 38 219 39 943 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 186 258 number.. 66 925 71 987 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 30 48 number.. 960 2 905 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 43 74 number.. 1 868 4 007 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 587 669 acres.. 55 867 46 287 bushels.. 6 179 582 4 739 270 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 71 71 acres.. 1 728 1 519 tons, green.. 25 029 22 657 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 540 647 acres.. 41 385 35 807 bushels.. 2 026 298 1 618 521 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 589 669 acres.. 66 603 65 503 bushels.. 2 150 558 2 116 966 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 464 534 acres.. 17 137 17 602 tons, dry.. 38 798 44 227 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 7 acres.. 8 28 @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. .