1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MC LEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 616 1 906 Land in farms ..................acres.. 709 106 740 964 Average size of farm .......acres.. 439 389 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 918 538 655 439 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 024 1 647 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 836 82 590 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 91 105 10 to 49 acres ...................... 180 216 50 to 179 acres ..................... 340 408 180 to 499 acres .................... 440 605 500 to 999 acres .................... 389 431 1,000 acres or more ................. 176 141 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 543 1 819 acres.. 679 599 707 234 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 518 1 790 acres.. 639 535 572 727 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 11 acres.. (D) 958 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 198 213 164 312 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 657 86 208 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 169 164 136 483 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 049 27 829 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 140 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 117 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 211 262 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 223 304 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 258 407 $100,000 or more .................... 685 594 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 122 804 107 507 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 946 56 405 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 617 1 906 $1,000.. 78 649 58 667 Average per farm..........dollars.. 48 639 30 780 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 092 1 376 Other ............................... 524 530 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 821 934 200 days or more ................... 440 457 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 297 401 number.. 15 019 18 651 Beef cows ..................farms.. 225 281 number.. 4 688 6 069 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 36 number.. 832 1 388 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 283 372 number.. 15 050 13 946 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 159 201 number.. 84 753 89 891 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 170 217 number.. 154 152 162 747 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 70 91 number.. 3 077 3 420 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 18 51 number.. 557 41 336 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. 57 437 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 382 1 633 acres.. 331 888 277 851 bushels.. 51 671 510 37 121 454 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 48 54 acres.. 1 824 2 625 tons, green.. 33 282 64 763 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 69 acres.. 771 1 771 bushels.. 26 477 96 969 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 339 1 599 acres.. 301 060 287 083 bushels.. 13 995 756 12 509 887 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 321 328 acres.. 7 793 7 895 tons, dry.. 22 966 24 276 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 7 acres.. 87 33 @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. .