1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 985 1 136 Land in farms ..................acres.. 249 240 265 908 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 234 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 659 052 457 962 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 746 1 971 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 239 65 572 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 116 130 10 to 49 acres ...................... 269 291 50 to 179 acres ..................... 261 316 180 to 499 acres .................... 200 252 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 896 1 035 acres.. 222 490 239 634 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 831 967 acres.. 203 121 190 781 Irrigated land .................farms.. 65 43 acres.. 9 543 7 647 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 95 340 95 834 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 792 84 361 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 890 52 657 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 450 43 177 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 209 231 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 93 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 175 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 133 127 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 117 174 $100,000 or more .................... 237 233 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 054 72 761 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 319 63 994 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 985 1 137 $1,000.. 13 998 20 019 Average per farm..........dollars.. 14 211 17 607 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 561 671 Other ............................... 424 465 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 504 576 200 days or more ................... 340 392 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 336 466 number.. 26 220 33 307 Beef cows ..................farms.. 101 153 number.. 1 637 2 396 Milk cows ..................farms.. 133 219 number.. 6 645 11 413 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 318 459 number.. 19 011 20 541 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 97 126 number.. 50 540 32 064 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 102 128 number.. 82 029 55 467 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 68 number.. 972 1 828 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 59 82 number.. 5 625 5 834 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 11 number.. 441 539 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 517 683 acres.. 108 536 104 229 bushels.. 12 410 856 12 184 513 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 165 227 acres.. 5 380 6 238 tons, green.. 79 281 94 160 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 31 103 acres.. 1 265 2 874 bushels.. 43 849 147 145 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 391 405 acres.. 54 081 38 836 bushels.. 2 073 761 1 655 421 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 458 550 acres.. 19 276 24 143 tons, dry.. 53 351 78 149 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 81 73 acres.. 9 012 7 933 @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. .