1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WASHINGTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 831 987 Land in farms ..................acres.. 297 003 315 971 Average size of farm .......acres.. 357 320 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 472 261 300 753 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 262 969 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 218 64 704 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 207 226 180 to 499 acres .................... 307 386 500 to 999 acres .................... 132 149 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 789 928 acres.. 270 372 282 301 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 769 912 acres.. 249 245 237 572 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 10 acres.. 1 068 791 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 73 091 64 986 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 955 65 842 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 038 33 991 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 053 30 995 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 76 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 108 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 133 187 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 125 169 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 140 136 $100,000 or more .................... 221 204 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 758 46 147 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 284 46 755 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 831 987 $1,000.. 21 428 16 991 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 785 17 215 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 523 635 Other ............................... 308 352 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 407 463 200 days or more ................... 253 284 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 380 457 number.. 25 580 26 558 Beef cows ..................farms.. 186 226 number.. 3 580 3 978 Milk cows ..................farms.. 102 129 number.. 7 953 8 624 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 355 426 number.. 11 200 11 811 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 158 191 number.. 74 365 66 917 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 155 203 number.. 125 606 108 277 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 25 number.. 294 715 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 66 number.. (D) 68 777 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 639 756 acres.. 78 521 68 194 bushels.. 8 638 065 7 775 336 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 150 149 acres.. 4 982 3 076 tons, green.. 65 112 46 196 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 627 722 acres.. 60 175 46 640 bushels.. 3 060 936 2 276 661 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 673 806 acres.. 105 487 106 211 bushels.. 3 343 813 3 320 175 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 348 445 acres.. 17 398 19 635 tons, dry.. 49 928 57 426 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 2 acres.. 10 (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. .