1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 057 1 239 Land in farms ..................acres.. 325 227 328 729 Average size of farm .......acres.. 308 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 814 339 499 787 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 563 1 779 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 220 67 843 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 91 112 10 to 49 acres ...................... 240 239 50 to 179 acres ..................... 265 328 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 357 500 to 999 acres .................... 158 155 1,000 acres or more ................. 75 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 006 1 170 acres.. 309 416 308 916 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 969 1 121 acres.. 288 370 253 360 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 28 acres.. 3 715 3 261 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 509 81 488 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 574 65 769 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 80 854 67 121 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 654 14 367 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 169 194 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 97 67 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 101 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 167 242 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 156 224 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 155 219 $100,000 or more .................... 243 192 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 075 64 212 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 518 51 784 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 056 1 240 $1,000.. 24 460 20 572 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 163 16 590 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 596 750 Other ............................... 461 489 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 534 638 200 days or more ................... 349 374 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 179 238 number.. 6 463 9 041 Beef cows ..................farms.. 91 106 number.. 1 303 1 532 Milk cows ..................farms.. 38 63 number.. 1 428 1 902 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 170 236 number.. 3 499 7 975 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 103 number.. 31 222 36 774 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 69 99 number.. 57 952 58 138 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 30 number.. 410 638 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 71 number.. 1 079 27 821 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 6 number.. 0 448 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 705 895 acres.. 144 035 114 702 bushels.. 18 507 438 13 514 967 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 44 56 acres.. 1 041 1 016 tons, green.. 20 231 16 430 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 45 164 acres.. 1 868 4 406 bushels.. 71 847 268 305 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 699 864 acres.. 125 298 116 101 bushels.. 4 997 784 4 500 809 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 330 343 acres.. 8 861 8 832 tons, dry.. 21 491 26 615 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 39 41 acres.. 3 669 4 430 @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. .