1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DE WITT COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 496 565 Land in farms ..................acres.. 206 271 222 304 Average size of farm .......acres.. 416 393 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 874 856 586 519 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 008 1 581 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 223 72 346 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 101 105 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 187 500 to 999 acres .................... 123 142 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 483 544 acres.. 198 445 211 087 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 471 536 acres.. 188 012 175 926 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 011 48 089 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 910 85 114 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 079 44 784 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 932 3 305 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 66 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 68 124 $100,000 or more .................... 193 183 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 509 25 824 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 574 45 707 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 496 565 $1,000.. 23 499 20 427 Average per farm..........dollars.. 47 378 36 153 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 331 416 Other ............................... 165 149 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 227 262 200 days or more ................... 122 127 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 126 146 number.. 3 731 5 177 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 129 number.. (D) 2 390 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 53 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 117 139 number.. 2 599 2 152 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 39 number.. 5 351 9 025 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 40 number.. 17 928 17 179 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 16 number.. 321 489 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 411 490 acres.. 97 072 79 857 bushels.. 14 524 803 11 626 095 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 5 acres.. 410 134 tons, green.. 6 272 1 930 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 32 acres.. 858 844 bushels.. 33 923 52 097 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 393 477 acres.. 89 094 92 919 bushels.. 3 913 003 4 111 217 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 113 118 acres.. 1 670 2 478 tons, dry.. 4 731 6 538 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) @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. .