1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 TAZEWELL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 008 1 182 Land in farms ..................acres.. 336 450 353 326 Average size of farm .......acres.. 334 299 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 702 793 493 099 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 026 1 640 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 322 62 789 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 89 107 10 to 49 acres ...................... 183 209 50 to 179 acres ..................... 216 263 180 to 499 acres .................... 277 348 500 to 999 acres .................... 173 207 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 941 1 076 acres.. 313 429 323 850 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 906 1 040 acres.. 290 548 259 498 Irrigated land .................farms.. 93 84 acres.. 22 625 16 390 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 103 401 90 547 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 581 76 605 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 79 347 60 532 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 054 30 015 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 120 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 112 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 171 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 126 156 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 142 205 $100,000 or more .................... 337 294 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 526 60 956 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 091 51 526 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 007 1 183 $1,000.. 38 047 28 427 Average per farm..........dollars.. 37 782 24 029 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 642 755 Other ............................... 366 427 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 489 549 200 days or more ................... 300 349 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 352 number.. 9 712 14 218 Beef cows ..................farms.. 201 274 number.. 4 096 5 001 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 38 number.. 854 1 033 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 252 336 number.. 4 760 8 548 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 146 200 number.. 109 534 121 092 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 159 209 number.. 188 424 194 687 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 65 63 number.. 1 346 1 847 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 56 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 640 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 771 900 acres.. 153 974 137 203 bushels.. 23 987 451 18 558 097 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 22 acres.. 641 647 tons, green.. 10 035 14 921 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 93 187 acres.. 2 513 5 507 bushels.. 107 951 282 013 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 736 835 acres.. 121 425 105 867 bushels.. 5 513 775 4 412 192 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 285 317 acres.. 6 306 7 071 tons, dry.. 19 776 20 210 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 70 45 acres.. 6 655 3 286 @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. .