1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 632 723 Land in farms ..................acres.. 175 847 187 254 Average size of farm .......acres.. 278 259 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 403 414 307 147 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 493 1 181 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 249 56 543 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 137 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 186 215 180 to 499 acres .................... 152 195 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 26 Total cropland .................farms.. 585 680 acres.. 145 790 154 575 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 559 643 acres.. 125 835 116 483 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 23 acres.. 3 678 2 929 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 304 45 318 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 760 62 680 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 631 23 399 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 674 21 918 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 99 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 96 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 116 $100,000 or more .................... 147 124 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 026 34 521 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 847 47 747 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 631 723 $1,000.. 10 094 10 579 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 997 14 632 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 374 434 Other ............................... 258 289 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 303 363 200 days or more ................... 206 262 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 271 294 number.. 17 598 14 279 Beef cows ..................farms.. 219 226 number.. 5 326 5 006 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 15 number.. 250 483 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 270 297 number.. 16 240 11 362 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 129 185 number.. 70 060 81 750 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 134 195 number.. 122 467 122 918 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 50 number.. 1 572 1 248 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 31 number.. (D) 1 451 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 1 415 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 435 520 acres.. 73 607 76 020 bushels.. 9 793 064 8 868 671 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 28 acres.. 546 508 tons, green.. 9 215 9 133 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 42 acres.. 663 1 166 bushels.. 28 928 59 664 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 337 384 acres.. 41 762 28 842 bushels.. 1 805 321 1 229 749 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 318 325 acres.. 8 816 8 742 tons, dry.. 27 088 25 510 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 18 acres.. 48 387 @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. .