1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 533 598 Land in farms ..................acres.. 225 506 237 092 Average size of farm .......acres.. 423 396 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 948 046 576 012 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 965 1 480 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 942 87 301 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 56 52 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 144 180 to 499 acres .................... 166 189 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 134 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 507 562 acres.. 212 558 220 478 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 501 555 acres.. 201 078 178 589 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 404 436 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 931 45 045 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 308 75 326 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 47 709 38 961 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 222 6 084 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 34 46 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 126 $100,000 or more .................... 183 155 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 211 29 788 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 443 49 813 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 533 598 $1,000.. 15 277 13 725 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 663 22 951 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 323 407 Other ............................... 210 191 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 304 307 200 days or more ................... 178 168 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 92 133 number.. 3 481 5 095 Beef cows ..................farms.. 52 97 number.. (D) 1 421 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 8 number.. (D) 403 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 77 121 number.. 2 916 4 240 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 55 number.. 16 141 17 674 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 52 number.. 31 460 38 219 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 14 number.. 392 202 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 3 15 number.. 63 651 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 457 525 acres.. 112 238 91 288 bushels.. 16 222 650 10 749 563 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 11 acres.. 262 426 tons, green.. 4 862 7 660 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 15 14 acres.. 508 239 bushels.. 23 879 10 764 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 422 489 acres.. 86 305 85 434 bushels.. 3 690 231 3 215 739 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 109 115 acres.. 2 292 2 435 tons, dry.. 6 004 7 251 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 2 acres.. 55 (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. .