1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 375 448 Land in farms ..................acres.. 73 142 82 349 Average size of farm .......acres.. 195 184 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 639 753 561 429 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 372 3 269 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 382 50 587 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 155 182 50 to 179 acres ..................... 74 88 180 to 499 acres .................... 43 60 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 23 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 353 408 acres.. 62 854 69 022 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 322 364 acres.. 53 902 55 448 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 38 acres.. 365 401 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 750 28 942 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 666 64 603 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 613 21 063 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 137 7 879 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 137 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 50 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 27 $100,000 or more .................... 59 76 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 603 22 961 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 784 51 251 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 374 448 $1,000.. (D) 3 822 Average per farm..........dollars.. (D) 8 530 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 157 203 Other ............................... 218 245 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 218 269 200 days or more ................... 151 179 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 52 88 number.. 2 110 3 924 Beef cows ..................farms.. 32 40 number.. 315 468 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 25 number.. 587 1 211 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 46 72 number.. 911 2 491 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 22 number.. 1 338 2 239 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 24 number.. 2 103 4 962 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 26 number.. 431 641 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 40 number.. 1 401 20 805 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 43 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 104 153 acres.. 20 344 22 412 bushels.. 1 841 779 2 169 278 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 18 32 acres.. 951 1 219 tons, green.. 10 560 15 691 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 50 acres.. 2 094 4 648 bushels.. 72 074 198 855 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 101 123 acres.. 21 951 19 052 bushels.. 651 635 622 541 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 158 173 acres.. 5 832 5 557 tons, dry.. 12 715 15 012 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 29 acres.. 897 750 @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. .