1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SALINE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 428 465 Land in farms ..................acres.. 141 703 139 525 Average size of farm .......acres.. 331 300 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 265 860 254 456 Average per acre .........dollars.. 921 773 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 235 42 783 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 113 50 to 179 acres ..................... 96 138 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 70 1,000 acres or more ................. 31 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 413 438 acres.. 124 245 122 968 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 377 409 acres.. 108 929 94 444 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 3 acres.. 130 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 001 17 444 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 086 37 515 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 854 14 322 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 147 3 123 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 37 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 56 $100,000 or more .................... 90 57 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 292 13 451 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 403 28 927 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 428 465 $1,000.. 9 589 3 053 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 405 6 566 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 212 225 Other ............................... 216 240 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 239 274 200 days or more ................... 174 187 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 162 195 number.. 5 776 6 678 Beef cows ..................farms.. 139 173 number.. 2 738 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 1 number.. 55 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 151 197 number.. 2 687 3 179 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 66 64 number.. 13 302 7 595 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 68 number.. 23 561 13 854 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 2 number.. (D) (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 23 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 245 268 acres.. 46 651 36 921 bushels.. 5 801 779 4 131 221 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 9 acres.. 540 157 tons, green.. 7 964 2 568 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 116 134 acres.. 8 431 7 616 bushels.. 408 742 382 879 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 228 262 acres.. 45 358 40 570 bushels.. 1 733 611 1 182 043 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 143 181 acres.. 5 831 6 261 tons, dry.. 11 017 10 634 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 6 acres.. 33 14 @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. .