1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WABASH COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 232 286 Land in farms ..................acres.. 115 517 118 365 Average size of farm .......acres.. 498 414 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 589 959 357 052 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 118 903 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 344 63 477 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 33 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 52 53 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 77 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 219 269 acres.. 106 674 107 394 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 212 260 acres.. 99 451 87 500 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 26 427 20 384 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 911 71 272 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 457 15 828 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 970 4 556 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 19 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 23 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 20 29 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 53 $100,000 or more .................... 89 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 648 14 466 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 068 50 580 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 232 286 $1,000.. 10 020 3 427 Average per farm..........dollars.. 43 191 11 982 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 151 186 Other ............................... 81 100 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 106 135 200 days or more ................... 63 78 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 75 96 number.. 3 309 4 094 Beef cows ..................farms.. 55 77 number.. 1 145 1 551 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 4 number.. 393 229 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 72 93 number.. 1 617 2 033 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 46 number.. 12 515 16 661 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 47 number.. 29 398 31 104 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 10 number.. 95 323 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 14 number.. (D) 589 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 181 215 acres.. 45 931 37 026 bushels.. 6 463 905 4 399 549 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 18 acres.. 251 437 tons, green.. 3 496 6 873 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 115 165 acres.. 10 713 9 303 bushels.. 530 685 540 628 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 174 220 acres.. 43 223 40 710 bushels.. 1 737 527 1 334 928 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 66 82 acres.. 2 414 2 259 tons, dry.. 5 624 5 605 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (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. .