1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 RICHLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 545 617 Land in farms ..................acres.. 188 999 196 725 Average size of farm .......acres.. 347 319 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 401 164 332 891 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 132 1 059 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 747 58 787 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 116 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 133 156 180 to 499 acres .................... 136 172 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 516 592 acres.. 169 570 174 241 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 494 578 acres.. 155 479 140 144 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 4 acres.. 54 9 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 610 33 736 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 687 54 677 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 011 23 161 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 16 598 10 575 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 120 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 77 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 95 107 $100,000 or more .................... 129 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 777 25 638 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 031 41 553 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 546 617 $1,000.. 12 264 7 590 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 461 12 302 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 307 376 Other ............................... 238 241 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 289 337 200 days or more ................... 210 204 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 169 222 number.. 5 993 7 848 Beef cows ..................farms.. 125 159 number.. 2 212 2 760 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 19 number.. 552 535 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 149 220 number.. 2 927 4 533 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 117 135 number.. 52 956 41 289 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 124 136 number.. 90 993 66 126 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 11 number.. 21 218 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 35 number.. 1 247 2 412 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 398 469 acres.. 64 949 55 734 bushels.. 8 115 862 6 648 533 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 43 acres.. 888 915 tons, green.. 15 422 20 427 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 300 341 acres.. 19 888 14 638 bushels.. 987 868 792 156 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 402 491 acres.. 68 936 67 778 bushels.. 2 565 101 1 925 770 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 148 184 acres.. 3 745 4 853 tons, dry.. 8 039 9 764 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 2 acres.. 6 (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. .