1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KANKAKEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 928 1 086 Land in farms ..................acres.. 358 920 389 185 Average size of farm .......acres.. 387 358 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 732 634 510 843 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 010 1 434 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 980 78 484 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 214 265 180 to 499 acres .................... 244 363 500 to 999 acres .................... 183 190 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 890 1 038 acres.. 345 088 369 634 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 862 1 015 acres.. 326 603 304 175 Irrigated land .................farms.. 82 56 acres.. 17 297 7 822 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 105 208 93 668 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 371 86 251 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 93 776 80 483 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 432 13 186 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 139 183 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 136 190 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 156 223 $100,000 or more .................... 312 277 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 73 607 66 406 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 403 61 147 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 927 1 086 $1,000.. 30 475 27 393 Average per farm..........dollars.. 32 875 25 224 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 610 729 Other ............................... 318 357 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 482 551 200 days or more ................... 267 316 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 146 194 number.. 6 324 9 111 Beef cows ..................farms.. 82 112 number.. 1 362 1 397 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 34 number.. 868 1 010 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 135 187 number.. 4 313 9 914 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 95 113 number.. 28 703 24 114 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 99 121 number.. 53 268 41 897 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 33 number.. 971 2 115 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 25 44 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 752 915 acres.. 182 399 151 488 bushels.. 24 303 166 18 955 440 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 42 acres.. 777 2 327 tons, green.. 11 046 29 372 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 35 148 acres.. 1 044 4 061 bushels.. 46 477 265 014 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 722 870 acres.. 129 159 135 383 bushels.. 5 313 886 5 292 990 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 196 196 acres.. 4 291 4 014 tons, dry.. 10 604 13 689 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 44 52 acres.. 4 188 3 423 @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. .