1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WARREN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 810 904 Land in farms ..................acres.. 317 467 326 938 Average size of farm .......acres.. 392 362 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 625 584 519 030 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 525 1 442 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 863 64 733 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 204 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 287 500 to 999 acres .................... 185 202 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 745 839 acres.. 282 911 289 719 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 727 814 acres.. 254 034 219 530 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 93 027 80 468 Average per farm .........dollars.. 114 848 89 014 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 65 390 45 704 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 637 34 764 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 42 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 106 135 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 108 143 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 144 170 $100,000 or more .................... 310 272 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 987 62 323 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 858 68 942 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 809 904 $1,000.. 29 491 17 102 Average per farm..........dollars.. 36 453 18 918 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 603 668 Other ............................... 207 236 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 334 370 200 days or more ................... 187 205 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 320 433 number.. 23 165 29 769 Beef cows ..................farms.. 263 325 number.. 9 108 10 741 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 14 number.. 358 292 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 325 450 number.. 17 010 29 617 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 203 258 number.. 90 369 90 184 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 215 269 number.. 171 555 148 651 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 83 66 number.. 4 075 4 007 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 37 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 208 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 664 764 acres.. 150 521 140 526 bushels.. 22 182 403 17 050 633 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 45 43 acres.. 1 502 1 235 tons, green.. 24 794 21 219 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 23 acres.. 494 549 bushels.. 21 957 29 959 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 603 613 acres.. 94 742 66 373 bushels.. 4 400 522 2 752 455 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 342 362 acres.. 9 836 12 916 tons, dry.. 30 121 33 008 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 4 acres.. 21 (D) @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. .