1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CASS COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 429 500 Land in farms ..................acres.. 209 437 226 743 Average size of farm .......acres.. 488 453 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 686 093 528 638 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 398 1 079 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 350 74 315 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 58 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 97 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 144 500 to 999 acres .................... 96 122 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 395 460 acres.. 173 458 188 288 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 377 445 acres.. 156 983 154 013 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 17 acres.. 7 787 2 424 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 901 60 251 Average per farm .........dollars.. 144 290 120 501 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 386 31 692 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 515 28 558 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 30 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 82 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 97 $100,000 or more .................... 180 166 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 223 39 735 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 286 79 470 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 431 500 $1,000.. 20 466 19 553 Average per farm..........dollars.. 47 484 39 107 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 291 353 Other ............................... 138 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 174 220 200 days or more ................... 98 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 166 205 number.. 9 988 12 257 Beef cows ..................farms.. 134 166 number.. (D) 4 303 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 8 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 169 204 number.. 6 967 9 929 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 116 137 number.. 104 165 92 257 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 121 141 number.. 164 848 210 099 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 14 number.. 372 402 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 7 13 number.. 501 570 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 321 399 acres.. 81 986 69 804 bushels.. 12 090 530 9 588 856 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 10 acres.. 284 435 tons, green.. 3 990 8 893 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 127 171 acres.. 4 890 6 173 bushels.. 206 148 276 660 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 322 400 acres.. 66 679 72 560 bushels.. 2 662 073 2 545 588 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 149 179 acres.. 3 747 5 947 tons, dry.. 10 755 15 346 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 12 acres.. 169 139 @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. .