1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 STEPHENSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 179 1 290 Land in farms ..................acres.. 314 886 339 020 Average size of farm .......acres.. 267 263 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 353 830 287 957 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 436 1 112 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 854 67 339 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 157 137 50 to 179 acres ..................... 305 364 180 to 499 acres .................... 472 544 500 to 999 acres .................... 115 153 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 085 1 220 acres.. 281 905 299 355 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 040 1 185 acres.. 252 705 231 092 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 6 acres.. 432 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 129 830 120 946 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 119 93 757 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 040 28 427 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 93 789 92 520 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 172 184 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 127 159 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 224 245 $100,000 or more .................... 426 442 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 98 372 89 815 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 508 69 678 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 178 1 289 $1,000.. 26 614 33 468 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 593 25 965 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 889 985 Other ............................... 290 305 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 460 484 200 days or more ................... 268 257 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 731 881 number.. 74 744 86 045 Beef cows ..................farms.. 186 217 number.. 3 366 4 374 Milk cows ..................farms.. 408 520 number.. 25 500 31 514 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 734 880 number.. 38 280 41 195 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 262 321 number.. 120 732 126 054 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 281 334 number.. 198 239 200 898 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 91 118 number.. 3 388 3 315 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 50 number.. (D) 3 201 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 13 number.. 2 130 5 888 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 919 1 083 acres.. 151 696 128 645 bushels.. 18 121 255 14 729 978 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 396 376 acres.. 10 260 9 361 tons, green.. 150 667 127 696 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 12 70 acres.. 336 1 454 bushels.. 16 824 69 980 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 417 433 acres.. 32 320 25 113 bushels.. 1 360 300 1 119 016 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 802 909 acres.. 56 101 61 549 tons, dry.. 174 015 212 173 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 13 acres.. 1 478 872 @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. .