1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILIAMSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 538 607 Land in farms ..................acres.. 89 591 101 857 Average size of farm .......acres.. 167 168 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 900 121 595 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 256 884 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 034 23 290 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 169 174 50 to 179 acres ..................... 217 252 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 111 500 to 999 acres .................... 22 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 504 561 acres.. 69 621 78 213 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 419 488 acres.. 47 693 47 360 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 4 acres.. 34 14 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 621 10 033 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 742 16 530 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 686 5 879 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 935 4 154 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 180 202 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 99 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 23 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 31 28 $100,000 or more .................... 27 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 434 7 570 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 677 12 471 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 538 607 $1,000.. 2 293 1 037 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 261 1 708 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 170 222 Other ............................... 368 385 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 348 377 200 days or more ................... 259 279 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 270 322 number.. 8 270 10 222 Beef cows ..................farms.. 233 285 number.. 4 207 4 200 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 7 number.. 74 97 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 261 321 number.. 4 678 6 834 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 73 number.. 9 153 8 534 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 71 number.. 16 986 12 493 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 14 number.. 139 243 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 43 number.. (D) 1 357 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 169 212 acres.. 16 990 15 762 bushels.. 1 796 125 1 497 187 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 9 acres.. 234 213 tons, green.. 3 497 3 521 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 46 62 acres.. 1 718 1 925 bushels.. 71 963 76 902 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 134 185 acres.. 19 180 17 834 bushels.. 566 148 471 959 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 279 314 acres.. 8 922 9 152 tons, dry.. 14 768 15 646 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 6 acres.. 91 32 @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. .