1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DU PAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 95 161 Land in farms ..................acres.. 18 206 25 432 Average size of farm .......acres.. 192 158 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 588 431 1 376 087 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 729 6 577 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 635 48 547 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 25 180 to 499 acres .................... 13 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 81 131 acres.. 15 984 22 604 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 76 121 acres.. 14 739 18 560 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 27 acres.. 48 65 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 349 18 637 Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 199 115 756 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 000 17 397 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 349 1 239 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 17 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 10 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 18 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 19 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 16 $100,000 or more .................... 20 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 829 12 936 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 571 80 346 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 95 161 $1,000.. 6 038 4 217 Average per farm..........dollars.. 63 553 26 190 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 45 74 Other ............................... 50 87 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 49 97 200 days or more ................... 28 64 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 9 15 number.. 241 706 Beef cows ..................farms.. 5 8 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 10 15 number.. 143 553 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 2 976 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 3 972 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 40 90 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 165 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 58 acres.. 7 768 9 938 bushels.. 797 479 1 200 494 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 3 7 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) 13 771 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 30 56 acres.. 5 914 7 186 bushels.. 214 844 267 624 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 20 28 acres.. 705 696 tons, dry.. 1 451 1 765 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 9 acres.. (D) 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. .