1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WHITE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 448 545 Land in farms ..................acres.. 234 973 274 027 Average size of farm .......acres.. 524 503 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 485 223 419 189 Average per acre .........dollars.. 939 871 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 025 73 596 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 87 73 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 127 180 to 499 acres .................... 80 134 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 102 1,000 acres or more ................. 81 83 Total cropland .................farms.. 419 516 acres.. 206 816 243 729 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 382 492 acres.. 188 396 191 718 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 17 acres.. 5 287 3 886 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 46 864 38 478 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 608 70 602 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 408 32 500 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 457 5 978 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 75 68 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 93 $100,000 or more .................... 134 122 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 074 25 164 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 593 46 172 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 448 545 $1,000.. 12 633 10 647 Average per farm..........dollars.. 28 198 19 535 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 277 359 Other ............................... 171 186 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 207 245 200 days or more ................... 146 154 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 151 191 number.. 6 070 7 634 Beef cows ..................farms.. 133 164 number.. (D) 3 341 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 4 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 145 185 number.. 2 552 3 685 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 84 number.. 18 179 19 869 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 82 number.. 31 435 35 394 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 14 number.. 219 534 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 34 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 302 410 acres.. 79 501 72 735 bushels.. 10 935 763 8 756 357 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 9 acres.. 72 312 tons, green.. 854 4 226 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 214 305 acres.. 31 145 31 005 bushels.. 1 497 923 1 548 330 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 293 390 acres.. 81 899 86 279 bushels.. 3 270 134 2 503 157 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 115 160 acres.. 4 179 5 408 tons, dry.. 8 039 10 644 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 5 acres.. 902 67 @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. .