1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 273 1 517 Land in farms ..................acres.. 482 169 517 406 Average size of farm .......acres.. 379 341 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 612 973 473 379 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 638 1 325 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 295 68 941 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 130 50 to 179 acres ..................... 282 369 180 to 499 acres .................... 436 580 500 to 999 acres .................... 254 274 1,000 acres or more ................. 95 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 190 1 422 acres.. 441 470 468 674 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 165 1 403 acres.. 408 486 364 816 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 20 acres.. 3 962 3 007 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 169 261 146 377 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 962 96 491 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 126 259 100 143 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 002 46 234 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 158 251 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 197 276 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 259 350 $100,000 or more .................... 456 402 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 120 299 109 225 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 501 72 001 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 273 1 517 $1,000.. 49 273 36 158 Average per farm..........dollars.. 38 706 23 835 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 846 1 106 Other ............................... 427 411 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 649 701 200 days or more ................... 333 339 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 323 407 number.. 23 532 26 716 Beef cows ..................farms.. 207 231 number.. 6 661 5 300 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 44 number.. 666 1 141 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 316 401 number.. 22 879 24 936 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 277 315 number.. 142 146 155 963 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 299 336 number.. 261 533 255 307 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 68 97 number.. 2 274 3 446 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 36 48 number.. (D) 6 612 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) 475 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 080 1 340 acres.. 258 530 230 747 bushels.. 35 818 997 29 890 743 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 61 55 acres.. 1 952 1 384 tons, green.. 33 644 22 235 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 38 112 acres.. 1 028 2 619 bushels.. 39 131 135 453 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 975 1 109 acres.. 140 086 118 066 bushels.. 5 890 788 5 367 296 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 353 370 acres.. 8 526 10 075 tons, dry.. 24 804 31 458 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 23 28 acres.. 933 1 368 @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. .