1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 133 1 276 Land in farms ..................acres.. 399 312 392 712 Average size of farm .......acres.. 352 308 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 577 265 379 094 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 728 1 239 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 926 64 436 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 109 105 10 to 49 acres ...................... 140 147 50 to 179 acres ..................... 237 310 180 to 499 acres .................... 385 461 500 to 999 acres .................... 185 199 1,000 acres or more ................. 77 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 056 1 194 acres.. 360 319 358 307 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 016 1 158 acres.. 328 357 277 611 Irrigated land .................farms.. 138 97 acres.. 29 231 14 167 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 143 760 119 128 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 885 93 360 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 76 156 54 979 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 67 605 64 149 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 89 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 59 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 71 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 186 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 163 229 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 215 250 $100,000 or more .................... 402 367 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 111 187 93 511 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 309 73 284 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 131 1 276 $1,000.. 31 605 23 395 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 945 18 335 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 762 910 Other ............................... 371 366 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 528 571 200 days or more ................... 334 331 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 418 506 number.. 44 089 49 592 Beef cows ..................farms.. 165 195 number.. 3 953 4 932 Milk cows ..................farms.. 57 109 number.. 2 465 3 472 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 419 527 number.. 54 706 54 205 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 286 339 number.. 128 253 126 755 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 305 357 number.. 247 128 214 638 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 64 67 number.. 1 781 1 701 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 53 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 12 number.. 1 911 2 488 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 891 1 062 acres.. 224 053 188 022 bushels.. 31 388 948 23 186 194 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 132 147 acres.. 5 091 4 232 tons, green.. 84 407 71 639 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 32 55 acres.. 1 250 1 099 bushels.. 66 413 44 645 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 690 709 acres.. 81 229 67 624 bushels.. 3 524 628 2 938 616 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 428 462 acres.. 12 223 15 012 tons, dry.. 38 568 45 746 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 40 15 acres.. 5 072 345 @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. .