1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 500 535 Land in farms ..................acres.. 178 222 186 440 Average size of farm .......acres.. 356 348 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 951 531 679 007 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 727 1 902 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 730 67 242 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 112 115 180 to 499 acres .................... 146 195 500 to 999 acres .................... 86 92 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 473 502 acres.. 169 942 175 856 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 461 493 acres.. 157 084 142 404 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 7 acres.. 491 196 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 952 48 460 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 904 90 579 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 020 35 028 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 932 13 432 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 50 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 32 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 61 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 107 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 89 111 $100,000 or more .................... 145 144 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 742 34 127 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 334 63 789 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 501 535 $1,000.. 10 429 11 993 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 817 22 416 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 315 352 Other ............................... 185 183 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 266 284 200 days or more ................... 173 158 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 90 118 number.. 7 824 9 704 Beef cows ..................farms.. 43 58 number.. 1 209 1 874 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 15 number.. 273 411 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 88 123 number.. 8 574 9 488 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 71 number.. 24 029 28 812 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 79 number.. 42 851 50 268 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 20 number.. 551 533 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 12 23 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. (D) 740 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 390 447 acres.. 88 996 78 837 bushels.. 12 312 186 10 757 226 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 30 28 acres.. 1 150 1 209 tons, green.. 18 102 24 828 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 13 34 acres.. 359 1 027 bushels.. 15 810 58 361 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 378 406 acres.. 62 566 57 917 bushels.. 2 727 086 2 554 373 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 132 137 acres.. 3 129 3 197 tons, dry.. 7 393 9 784 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 4 acres.. (D) (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. .