1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 006 1 148 Land in farms ..................acres.. 414 442 422 397 Average size of farm .......acres.. 412 368 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 733 759 515 906 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 774 1 397 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 194 71 995 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 94 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 214 279 180 to 499 acres .................... 360 452 500 to 999 acres .................... 203 240 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 956 1 102 acres.. 389 789 395 209 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 942 1 087 acres.. 366 957 313 324 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 42 acres.. 12 003 5 906 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 125 835 101 652 Average per farm .........dollars.. 125 084 88 547 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 92 901 66 488 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 934 35 164 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 55 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 118 197 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 154 246 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 192 260 $100,000 or more .................... 400 304 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 97 746 80 118 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 067 69 789 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 007 1 148 $1,000.. 29 089 21 777 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 887 18 969 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 695 825 Other ............................... 311 323 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 521 559 200 days or more ................... 283 299 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 239 286 number.. 23 797 26 627 Beef cows ..................farms.. 117 127 number.. 2 796 2 829 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 48 number.. 964 1 535 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 238 300 number.. 26 043 31 133 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 147 193 number.. 51 737 64 033 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 158 196 number.. 108 795 120 136 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 48 number.. 974 1 287 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 29 number.. (D) 1 643 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 8 number.. 540 1 808 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 864 1 042 acres.. 225 260 187 061 bushels.. 32 353 349 22 550 156 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 66 84 acres.. 2 382 3 254 tons, green.. 39 179 52 987 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 87 acres.. 546 1 901 bushels.. 27 007 113 735 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 788 885 acres.. 124 022 105 729 bushels.. 5 311 883 4 473 620 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 260 295 acres.. 6 499 7 681 tons, dry.. 18 530 24 006 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 94 70 acres.. 8 949 5 689 @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. .