1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LA SALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 669 1 978 Land in farms ..................acres.. 612 112 641 835 Average size of farm .......acres.. 367 324 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 761 637 523 158 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 047 1 621 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 641 61 847 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 106 10 to 49 acres ...................... 160 168 50 to 179 acres ..................... 435 526 180 to 499 acres .................... 543 764 500 to 999 acres .................... 350 337 1,000 acres or more ................. 97 77 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 610 1 908 acres.. 580 405 600 172 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 586 1 887 acres.. 546 813 493 267 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 15 acres.. 818 159 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 158 028 150 276 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 684 75 974 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 137 686 116 394 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 342 33 882 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 134 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 138 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 236 354 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 301 389 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 345 439 $100,000 or more .................... 527 457 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 109 165 103 397 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 408 52 300 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 669 1 977 $1,000.. 46 888 48 149 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 094 24 355 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 105 1 332 Other ............................... 564 646 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 840 1 003 200 days or more ................... 468 514 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 302 438 number.. 18 759 27 182 Beef cows ..................farms.. 228 294 number.. 5 056 5 940 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 33 number.. 722 1 113 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 283 421 number.. 14 133 31 249 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 134 210 number.. 48 693 67 917 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 138 212 number.. 85 041 108 309 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 61 78 number.. 2 512 2 594 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 64 number.. 756 5 911 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 416 1 734 acres.. 287 432 242 569 bushels.. 42 403 608 31 544 905 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 71 72 acres.. 4 090 2 224 tons, green.. 81 512 46 060 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 79 acres.. 939 1 878 bushels.. 44 581 94 870 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 381 1 628 acres.. 243 328 232 878 bushels.. 10 688 999 9 940 851 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 374 408 acres.. 8 214 9 707 tons, dry.. 21 666 26 897 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 93 84 acres.. 8 049 6 927 @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. .