1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCOTT COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 337 410 Land in farms ..................acres.. 128 867 150 486 Average size of farm .......acres.. 382 367 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 446 768 392 812 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 073 1 018 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 697 69 644 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 77 93 180 to 499 acres .................... 90 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 72 1,000 acres or more ................. 37 35 Total cropland .................farms.. 300 370 acres.. 103 270 121 875 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 282 357 acres.. 90 180 97 384 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 9 acres.. 4 301 1 754 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 849 29 339 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 539 71 559 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 625 17 882 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 223 11 458 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 39 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 62 $100,000 or more .................... 102 94 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 680 20 128 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 364 49 094 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 337 410 $1,000.. 12 612 9 159 Average per farm..........dollars.. 37 424 22 338 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 208 280 Other ............................... 129 130 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 143 168 200 days or more ................... 94 105 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 167 201 number.. 7 418 10 138 Beef cows ..................farms.. 146 181 number.. (D) 4 039 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 104 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 164 205 number.. 4 047 7 172 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 116 140 number.. 42 627 39 581 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 121 147 number.. 81 077 65 360 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 36 number.. 736 906 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 20 number.. 495 722 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 251 314 acres.. 46 134 45 156 bushels.. 6 930 900 5 828 337 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 12 acres.. 294 288 tons, green.. 3 754 4 738 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 113 160 acres.. 5 547 5 587 bushels.. 309 933 304 446 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 229 296 acres.. 36 373 43 514 bushels.. 1 493 981 1 434 805 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 135 163 acres.. 3 066 3 540 tons, dry.. 8 810 9 805 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (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. .