1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 046 1 277 Land in farms ..................acres.. 446 750 493 253 Average size of farm .......acres.. 427 386 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 868 047 601 280 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 123 1 632 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 043 76 905 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 106 132 10 to 49 acres ...................... 216 222 50 to 179 acres ..................... 194 271 180 to 499 acres .................... 210 288 500 to 999 acres .................... 188 231 1,000 acres or more ................. 132 133 Total cropland .................farms.. 967 1 165 acres.. 413 834 456 763 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 927 1 127 acres.. 390 699 384 284 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 19 acres.. 335 229 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 137 833 121 595 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 772 95 220 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 113 767 93 814 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 066 27 781 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 86 129 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 95 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 133 159 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 92 166 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 108 194 $100,000 or more .................... 400 373 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 571 75 790 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 896 59 397 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 046 1 276 $1,000.. 53 034 42 671 Average per farm..........dollars.. 50 702 33 441 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 700 864 Other ............................... 346 413 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 466 555 200 days or more ................... 287 314 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 334 399 number.. 13 748 16 993 Beef cows ..................farms.. 286 323 number.. 5 947 7 047 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 19 number.. 194 266 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 321 402 number.. 7 375 11 107 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 138 193 number.. 74 258 73 660 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 145 211 number.. 127 831 126 894 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 48 number.. 1 522 1 582 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 30 59 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 170 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 751 963 acres.. 197 651 176 834 bushels.. 32 314 473 25 687 079 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 23 15 acres.. 1 862 1 122 tons, green.. 26 468 34 320 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 95 114 acres.. 3 198 2 638 bushels.. 179 767 165 273 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 733 931 acres.. 184 145 199 901 bushels.. 8 892 090 8 109 534 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 278 330 acres.. 6 029 6 214 tons, dry.. 16 339 16 803 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 13 11 acres.. 67 63 @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. .