1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 SCHUYLER COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 490 594 Land in farms ..................acres.. 207 388 233 537 Average size of farm .......acres.. 423 393 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 312 573 313 643 Average per acre .........dollars.. 844 749 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 729 60 738 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 54 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 135 175 180 to 499 acres .................... 133 166 500 to 999 acres .................... 77 120 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 454 552 acres.. 139 576 155 009 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 436 537 acres.. 119 043 122 384 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 502 32 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 372 53 938 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 220 19 285 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 283 12 754 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 64 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 79 $100,000 or more .................... 101 105 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 652 23 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 024 40 290 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 491 594 $1,000.. 8 177 7 986 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 654 13 444 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 306 411 Other ............................... 184 183 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 234 262 200 days or more ................... 140 142 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 277 339 number.. 13 106 17 369 Beef cows ..................farms.. 258 304 number.. 6 626 8 425 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 15 number.. 86 137 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 272 343 number.. 7 601 10 373 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 93 148 number.. 31 645 40 255 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 97 149 number.. 50 757 72 390 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 47 number.. 1 004 1 228 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 10 27 number.. (D) 1 507 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 366 457 acres.. 51 803 47 856 bushels.. 7 208 862 5 180 991 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 28 acres.. 285 461 tons, green.. 4 711 6 103 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 232 268 acres.. 11 207 9 470 bushels.. 507 761 470 829 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 343 454 acres.. 48 969 57 779 bushels.. 1 909 891 1 882 463 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 260 304 acres.. 8 124 8 821 tons, dry.. 21 684 22 326 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 0 acres.. 11 0 @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. .