1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IROQUOIS COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 509 1 745 Land in farms ..................acres.. 662 629 685 137 Average size of farm .......acres.. 439 393 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 665 116 507 617 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 580 1 319 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 098 77 378 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 125 127 50 to 179 acres ..................... 319 382 180 to 499 acres .................... 484 636 500 to 999 acres .................... 382 425 1,000 acres or more ................. 141 104 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 461 1 683 acres.. 630 028 650 710 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 445 1 659 acres.. 597 863 534 804 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 7 acres.. 1 175 1 221 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 187 908 164 153 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 525 94 071 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 147 766 124 577 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 141 39 577 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 64 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 207 258 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 255 312 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 294 440 $100,000 or more .................... 583 508 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 130 909 116 412 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 752 66 673 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 509 1 746 $1,000.. 53 677 47 991 Average per farm..........dollars.. 35 571 27 486 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 092 1 314 Other ............................... 417 431 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 786 871 200 days or more ................... 345 363 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 339 407 number.. 23 832 23 767 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 247 number.. 4 185 4 297 Milk cows ..................farms.. 37 54 number.. 1 763 2 380 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 337 414 number.. 24 983 23 582 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 150 202 number.. 58 891 53 327 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 162 221 number.. 138 594 107 125 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 49 68 number.. 1 930 2 024 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 41 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 330 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 356 1 562 acres.. 311 765 239 093 bushels.. 44 526 657 31 865 835 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 62 52 acres.. 2 603 1 688 tons, green.. 46 056 30 389 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 40 176 acres.. 1 613 4 945 bushels.. 71 630 335 965 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 316 1 521 acres.. 268 316 274 537 bushels.. 11 705 945 11 114 429 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 356 352 acres.. 8 265 8 791 tons, dry.. 25 004 26 231 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 51 65 acres.. 3 385 3 536 @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. .