1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 452 1 671 Land in farms ..................acres.. 571 807 594 227 Average size of farm .......acres.. 394 356 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 789 533 644 555 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 014 1 835 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 775 70 623 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 71 96 10 to 49 acres ...................... 186 185 50 to 179 acres ..................... 337 401 180 to 499 acres .................... 428 549 500 to 999 acres .................... 320 346 1,000 acres or more ................. 110 94 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 413 1 620 acres.. 555 113 573 846 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 405 1 596 acres.. 529 691 473 361 Irrigated land .................farms.. 43 22 acres.. 8 175 1 957 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 160 064 134 599 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 237 80 550 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 150 665 122 501 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 399 12 098 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 73 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 140 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 208 262 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 231 297 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 268 359 $100,000 or more .................... 529 452 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 92 704 82 691 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 890 49 486 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 451 1 671 $1,000.. 67 427 50 085 Average per farm..........dollars.. 46 470 29 973 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 960 1 189 Other ............................... 492 482 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 750 803 200 days or more ................... 378 409 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 176 231 number.. 7 703 10 411 Beef cows ..................farms.. 128 141 number.. 2 410 2 764 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 17 number.. 367 743 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 165 224 number.. 5 830 7 354 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 66 83 number.. 23 240 28 846 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 67 86 number.. 42 062 51 057 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 41 number.. 1 355 2 127 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 36 number.. (D) 59 701 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 274 1 473 acres.. 278 159 217 611 bushels.. 45 486 676 32 510 745 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 23 acres.. 1 923 1 098 tons, green.. 32 798 18 798 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 42 167 acres.. 1 280 4 090 bushels.. 64 069 258 122 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 260 1 462 acres.. 246 677 245 997 bushels.. 11 434 033 10 932 775 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 219 200 acres.. 4 200 4 162 tons, dry.. 13 888 13 979 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 16 acres.. 216 94 @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. .