1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 VERMILION COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 112 1 225 Land in farms ..................acres.. 488 215 487 699 Average size of farm .......acres.. 439 398 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 704 887 538 765 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 513 1 321 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 327 78 763 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 184 175 50 to 179 acres ..................... 217 252 180 to 499 acres .................... 260 344 500 to 999 acres .................... 249 275 1,000 acres or more ................. 132 105 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 057 1 155 acres.. 463 969 457 281 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 015 1 110 acres.. 435 905 378 782 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 15 acres.. 210 380 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 124 797 102 170 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 227 83 404 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 114 044 87 343 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 753 14 827 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 114 129 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 136 155 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 117 178 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 164 248 $100,000 or more .................... 422 347 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 75 476 66 974 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 935 54 673 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 111 1 225 $1,000.. 47 691 36 110 Average per farm..........dollars.. 42 926 29 478 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 739 867 Other ............................... 373 358 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 542 559 200 days or more ................... 316 288 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 255 323 number.. 10 862 14 327 Beef cows ..................farms.. 200 247 number.. 3 793 5 045 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 21 number.. 398 411 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 245 317 number.. 6 826 8 312 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 123 159 number.. 34 236 45 395 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 125 165 number.. 66 789 82 130 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 38 number.. 793 1 323 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 41 number.. (D) 4 550 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 495 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 864 977 acres.. 221 793 167 134 bushels.. 34 909 100 23 885 909 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 25 acres.. 1 349 1 419 tons, green.. 25 626 35 577 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 75 168 acres.. 2 233 5 032 bushels.. 99 868 310 553 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 846 974 acres.. 207 021 195 324 bushels.. 9 112 330 7 694 076 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 242 257 acres.. 4 892 6 212 tons, dry.. 13 723 16 659 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 47 79 acres.. 1 735 4 621 @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. .