1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DE KALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 942 1 063 Land in farms ..................acres.. 377 512 384 277 Average size of farm .......acres.. 401 362 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 912 437 612 973 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 204 1 700 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 948 74 248 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 168 234 180 to 499 acres .................... 335 367 500 to 999 acres .................... 199 208 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 58 Total cropland .................farms.. 891 1 010 acres.. 362 650 365 446 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 879 991 acres.. 344 473 291 617 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 17 acres.. (D) 249 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 157 888 142 682 Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 610 134 226 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 82 725 69 407 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 75 163 73 276 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 60 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 91 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 134 197 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 176 200 $100,000 or more .................... 407 358 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 127 207 107 769 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 326 101 382 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 940 1 063 $1,000.. 24 853 32 267 Average per farm..........dollars.. 26 440 30 355 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 667 770 Other ............................... 275 293 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 437 496 200 days or more ................... 221 250 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 167 229 number.. 34 702 42 943 Beef cows ..................farms.. 51 72 number.. 1 076 2 930 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 27 number.. 1 232 1 481 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 176 222 number.. 51 353 71 827 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 188 192 number.. 178 469 117 204 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 202 212 number.. 300 683 205 199 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 66 number.. 1 674 7 567 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 37 number.. (D) 10 369 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 291 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 785 888 acres.. 211 712 172 456 bushels.. 28 270 633 24 203 559 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 93 105 acres.. 4 968 4 955 tons, green.. 84 997 85 139 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 137 acres.. 578 3 153 bushels.. 29 118 204 702 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 735 782 acres.. 113 384 96 063 bushels.. 4 927 795 4 538 486 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 250 246 acres.. 6 376 5 736 tons, dry.. 21 332 20 542 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 128 131 acres.. 8 316 8 981 @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. .