1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PIATT COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 511 604 Land in farms ..................acres.. 251 277 273 890 Average size of farm .......acres.. 492 453 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 972 596 779 450 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 051 1 798 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 268 88 973 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 54 50 50 to 179 acres ..................... 95 114 180 to 499 acres .................... 127 177 500 to 999 acres .................... 146 179 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 503 585 acres.. 242 614 262 897 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 498 581 acres.. 229 891 214 577 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 8 acres.. 220 111 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 263 62 997 Average per farm .........dollars.. 137 500 104 300 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 66 274 57 407 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 989 5 590 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 29 32 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 125 $100,000 or more .................... 246 235 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 490 37 397 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 391 61 916 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 510 604 $1,000.. 26 031 23 652 Average per farm..........dollars.. 51 042 39 160 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 370 457 Other ............................... 141 147 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 205 238 200 days or more ................... 112 120 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 57 92 number.. 3 105 3 833 Beef cows ..................farms.. 46 70 number.. 1 253 1 409 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 140 174 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 61 96 number.. 1 872 2 465 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 30 number.. 16 551 20 556 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 32 number.. 32 938 43 202 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 18 number.. 301 682 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 4 number.. 85 156 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 451 541 acres.. 117 130 98 964 bushels.. 19 869 505 15 765 973 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 19 17 acres.. 452 1 133 tons, green.. 11 985 20 690 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 35 acres.. 1 313 899 bushels.. 53 666 53 495 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 443 523 acres.. 111 157 112 477 bushels.. 5 257 995 5 294 499 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 76 67 acres.. 1 293 1 504 tons, dry.. 4 257 4 571 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 3 acres.. 45 (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. .