1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 256 389 Land in farms ..................acres.. 40 917 46 907 Average size of farm .......acres.. 160 121 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 904 259 424 740 Average per acre .........dollars.. 6 141 4 251 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 269 34 373 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 74 114 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 121 50 to 179 acres ..................... 49 85 180 to 499 acres .................... 33 40 500 to 999 acres .................... 14 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 200 309 acres.. 34 094 41 038 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 178 276 acres.. 29 479 31 689 Irrigated land .................farms.. 38 52 acres.. 590 647 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 435 22 659 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 824 58 250 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 305 20 849 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 130 1 810 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 45 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 32 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 23 40 $100,000 or more .................... 40 44 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 798 15 686 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 254 40 427 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 257 388 $1,000.. 3 517 5 312 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 687 13 691 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 127 188 Other ............................... 129 201 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 138 218 200 days or more ................... 81 134 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 39 44 number.. 1 259 2 406 Beef cows ..................farms.. 21 23 number.. 470 451 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 7 number.. 80 82 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 35 41 number.. 759 1 615 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 8 11 number.. (D) 997 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 13 number.. (D) 1 932 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 7 number.. 71 138 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 28 number.. 351 847 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 61 99 acres.. 10 558 10 868 bushels.. 1 068 050 1 120 074 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 2 acres.. 466 (D) tons, green.. 4 747 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 15 acres.. 178 441 bushels.. 5 937 14 741 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 65 112 acres.. 10 949 12 063 bushels.. 375 912 400 085 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 65 80 acres.. 5 036 4 328 tons, dry.. 14 337 7 306 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 26 45 acres.. 1 233 2 332 @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. .