1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 UNION COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 482 580 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 370 129 598 Average size of farm .......acres.. 248 223 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 191 712 143 593 Average per acre .........dollars.. 807 727 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 847 27 754 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 191 246 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 141 500 to 999 acres .................... 43 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 464 558 acres.. 86 060 93 345 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 416 506 acres.. 55 315 58 643 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 10 acres.. 247 307 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 697 17 376 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 864 29 958 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 926 11 283 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 770 6 093 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 142 148 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 98 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 108 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 41 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 32 $100,000 or more .................... 35 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 711 12 546 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 528 21 631 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 483 580 $1,000.. 1 640 4 133 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 395 7 125 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 241 272 Other ............................... 241 308 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 257 324 200 days or more ................... 178 241 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 279 340 number.. 12 887 14 085 Beef cows ..................farms.. 247 292 number.. 5 587 6 697 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 23 number.. 483 733 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 273 338 number.. 7 062 9 046 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 43 61 number.. 7 955 8 363 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 60 number.. 16 749 17 423 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. 240 98 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 22 number.. 14 863 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 137 188 acres.. 12 578 11 539 bushels.. 1 524 173 1 142 717 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 9 acres.. 285 377 tons, green.. 2 470 8 420 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 63 108 acres.. 4 332 5 204 bushels.. 184 001 218 508 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 122 189 acres.. 23 318 25 455 bushels.. 730 851 751 568 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 302 355 acres.. 14 747 14 297 tons, dry.. 25 185 25 566 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 38 36 acres.. 644 368 @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. .