1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 953 1 101 Land in farms ..................acres.. 264 140 279 859 Average size of farm .......acres.. 277 254 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 466 912 340 605 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 720 1 420 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 033 57 532 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 85 93 10 to 49 acres ...................... 190 203 50 to 179 acres ..................... 275 342 180 to 499 acres .................... 234 292 500 to 999 acres .................... 114 125 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 873 1 029 acres.. 244 673 251 182 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 843 985 acres.. 230 968 212 522 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 29 acres.. 1 346 884 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 608 54 510 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 844 49 509 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 082 38 563 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 526 15 946 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 116 165 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 89 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 129 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 198 253 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 161 175 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 132 134 $100,000 or more .................... 183 156 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 412 39 525 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 551 35 899 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 952 1 101 $1,000.. 23 941 12 820 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 149 11 644 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 521 674 Other ............................... 432 427 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 526 552 200 days or more ................... 364 367 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 302 338 number.. 9 712 11 724 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 212 number.. 2 399 2 526 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 40 number.. 1 177 1 666 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 280 338 number.. 5 069 7 118 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 141 184 number.. 41 265 46 209 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 151 194 number.. 84 190 88 200 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 30 number.. 1 234 652 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 73 number.. 3 151 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 2 190 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 652 766 acres.. 80 417 62 757 bushels.. 11 176 653 7 267 257 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 47 acres.. 946 1 016 tons, green.. 16 778 18 624 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 619 721 acres.. 50 672 39 249 bushels.. 2 744 717 1 920 599 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 684 822 acres.. 93 291 102 565 bushels.. 3 647 615 3 491 773 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 269 339 acres.. 6 082 7 304 tons, dry.. 17 022 20 154 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 33 41 acres.. 646 905 @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. .