1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STARK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 362 434 Land in farms ..................acres.. 169 622 179 267 Average size of farm .......acres.. 469 413 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 868 101 599 233 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 774 1 386 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 109 89 501 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 29 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 69 69 180 to 499 acres .................... 103 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 105 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 38 Total cropland .................farms.. 343 407 acres.. 160 082 165 858 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 336 399 acres.. 147 779 129 424 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 636 37 961 Average per farm .........dollars.. 128 828 87 468 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 39 975 29 907 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 661 8 054 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 109 $100,000 or more .................... 167 130 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 492 26 036 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 994 59 991 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 362 434 $1,000.. 14 718 11 441 Average per farm..........dollars.. 40 658 26 361 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 272 322 Other ............................... 90 112 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 161 194 200 days or more ................... 77 91 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 96 115 number.. 3 587 5 327 Beef cows ..................farms.. 80 85 number.. 1 545 1 992 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 10 number.. 121 234 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 93 113 number.. 1 940 3 264 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 63 88 number.. 31 308 30 955 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 93 number.. 55 662 52 778 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 17 number.. 383 703 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 967 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 309 383 acres.. 85 985 79 136 bushels.. 12 562 043 9 209 073 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 13 acres.. 185 365 tons, green.. 2 832 7 168 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 42 acres.. 408 1 992 bushels.. 20 045 89 463 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 282 333 acres.. 60 446 44 911 bushels.. 2 604 176 2 037 558 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 91 101 acres.. 2 183 3 402 tons, dry.. 6 496 9 677 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 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. .