1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WAYNE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 960 1 061 Land in farms ..................acres.. 333 238 342 966 Average size of farm .......acres.. 347 323 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 266 024 244 961 Average per acre .........dollars.. 755 717 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 924 42 603 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 183 174 50 to 179 acres ..................... 304 323 180 to 499 acres .................... 231 284 500 to 999 acres .................... 130 173 1,000 acres or more ................. 84 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 904 1 012 acres.. 296 599 305 446 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 836 958 acres.. 250 150 242 623 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 6 acres.. 1 035 380 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 56 809 51 663 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 176 48 692 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 196 37 436 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 613 14 227 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 143 165 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 96 119 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 146 134 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 164 201 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 117 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 143 $100,000 or more .................... 165 159 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 780 38 012 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 479 35 826 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 960 1 061 $1,000.. 14 469 11 923 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 072 11 237 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 554 651 Other ............................... 406 410 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 491 562 200 days or more ................... 317 346 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 390 449 number.. 15 184 17 894 Beef cows ..................farms.. 335 390 number.. 6 935 7 524 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 22 number.. 774 618 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 375 440 number.. 6 833 9 891 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 187 207 number.. 52 400 48 541 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 193 215 number.. 102 255 86 453 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 17 number.. 170 501 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 67 number.. 637 1 817 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 561 697 acres.. 83 554 74 820 bushels.. 9 364 302 8 682 011 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 50 48 acres.. 1 434 1 054 tons, green.. 18 677 18 604 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 415 559 acres.. 31 435 34 092 bushels.. 1 355 349 1 710 796 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 634 782 acres.. 112 559 119 276 bushels.. 3 747 492 3 528 871 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 330 367 acres.. 13 317 12 937 tons, dry.. 26 888 25 335 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 7 acres.. 12 23 @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. .