1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PEORIA COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 957 1 102 Land in farms ..................acres.. 261 482 289 537 Average size of farm .......acres.. 273 263 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 473 037 357 858 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 783 1 357 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 956 44 604 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 82 10 to 49 acres ...................... 206 228 50 to 179 acres ..................... 295 369 180 to 499 acres .................... 210 233 500 to 999 acres .................... 123 145 1,000 acres or more ................. 53 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 892 1 025 acres.. 225 107 247 223 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 860 986 acres.. 206 392 195 057 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 22 acres.. 2 738 5 085 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 924 57 670 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 796 52 332 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 702 42 361 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 222 15 309 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 151 198 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 119 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 119 139 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 169 221 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 121 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 120 148 $100,000 or more .................... 193 156 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 44 582 43 946 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 585 39 879 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 957 1 102 $1,000.. 19 211 12 532 Average per farm..........dollars.. 20 074 11 372 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 506 588 Other ............................... 451 514 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 523 606 200 days or more ................... 372 408 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 390 460 number.. 14 106 17 282 Beef cows ..................farms.. 311 382 number.. 5 938 7 073 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 26 number.. 605 652 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 372 449 number.. 8 360 11 001 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 107 170 number.. 34 861 44 113 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 121 175 number.. 65 900 69 331 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 54 52 number.. 1 193 1 295 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 13 38 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 232 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 679 793 acres.. 108 255 102 782 bushels.. 15 066 314 11 808 420 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 23 acres.. 856 574 tons, green.. 13 462 7 209 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 123 190 acres.. 4 111 6 031 bushels.. 141 516 321 144 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 612 664 acres.. 83 809 70 641 bushels.. 3 530 399 2 769 718 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 429 451 acres.. 9 605 10 358 tons, dry.. 28 133 29 864 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 25 14 acres.. 963 (D) @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. .