1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 77 610 88 786 Land in farms ..................acres.. 27 250 340 28 526 664 Average size of farm .......acres.. 351 321 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 539 181 402 970 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 548 1 262 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 219 60 935 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 026 5 931 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 191 12 971 50 to 179 acres ..................... 20 239 23 824 180 to 499 acres .................... 21 327 26 720 500 to 999 acres .................... 12 833 14 320 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 994 5 020 Total cropland .................farms.. 72 626 83 056 acres.. 24 164 457 25 102 092 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 69 425 79 986 acres.. 21 868 287 20 102 388 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 061 1 635 acres.. 328 316 208 105 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 336 864 6 376 801 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 535 71 822 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 251 328 4 158 936 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 085 535 2 217 865 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 9 178 10 630 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 613 6 741 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 898 8 728 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 800 14 962 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 10 363 13 313 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 572 14 765 $100,000 or more .................... 22 186 19 647 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 088 894 4 557 450 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 573 51 330 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 77 606 88 788 $1,000.. 2 169 423 1 730 879 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 954 19 495 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 47 875 57 122 Other ............................... 29 735 31 664 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 38 703 43 651 200 days or more ................... 24 056 26 001 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 27 405 33 305 number.. 1 601 261 1 885 444 Beef cows ..................farms.. 19 392 23 087 number.. 447 201 511 188 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 050 4 304 number.. 151 503 186 371 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 26 419 32 798 number.. 1 130 433 1 407 670 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 433 17 084 number.. 5 641 115 5 642 991 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 142 17 837 number.. 10 330 124 9 879 960 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 204 3 950 number.. 110 302 137 913 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 2 248 4 013 number.. 4 170 867 4 396 092 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 123 296 number.. 60 004 435 555 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 55 685 66 600 acres.. 10 770 985 9 162 711 bushels.. 1 532 681 088 1 168 644 485 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 005 5 451 acres.. 164 698 149 419 tons, green.. 2 659 536 2 480 171 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 061 21 356 acres.. 1 075 805 954 990 bushels.. 54 096 203 48 850 664 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 52 339 61 547 acres.. 8 932 399 8 768 833 bushels.. 373 563 650 329 323 117 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 27 481 30 589 acres.. 902 899 986 808 tons, dry.. 2 463 316 2 720 838 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 714 1 466 acres.. 99 422 79 492 @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. .