1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 703 824 Land in farms ..................acres.. 203 590 227 961 Average size of farm .......acres.. 290 277 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 093 428 661 199 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 814 2 312 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 505 70 270 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 76 96 10 to 49 acres ...................... 158 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 159 236 180 to 499 acres .................... 187 216 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 650 761 acres.. 189 874 211 013 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 622 744 acres.. 179 316 170 592 Irrigated land .................farms.. 50 36 acres.. 1 848 871 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 85 546 80 878 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 686 98 153 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 336 51 913 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 210 28 965 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 124 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 130 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 107 140 $100,000 or more .................... 190 210 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 759 64 762 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 230 78 595 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 703 824 $1,000.. 16 139 16 366 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 958 19 862 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 429 535 Other ............................... 274 289 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 369 396 200 days or more ................... 235 229 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 142 230 number.. 16 013 23 272 Beef cows ..................farms.. 38 61 number.. 601 1 572 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 78 number.. 2 465 4 285 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 137 239 number.. 17 010 26 143 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 82 99 number.. 27 450 31 743 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 86 106 number.. 49 183 50 338 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 44 number.. 649 1 097 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 43 number.. (D) 6 129 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 7 number.. 159 1 723 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 440 582 acres.. 102 365 94 534 bushels.. 12 328 593 13 133 037 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 74 108 acres.. 2 686 3 196 tons, green.. 45 390 56 967 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 111 acres.. 1 178 3 051 bushels.. 45 610 211 463 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 411 447 acres.. 60 513 52 419 bushels.. 2 438 976 2 355 566 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 230 313 acres.. 8 064 10 985 tons, dry.. 25 475 38 388 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 38 acres.. 1 625 2 336 @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. .