1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 724 808 Land in farms ..................acres.. 203 428 204 191 Average size of farm .......acres.. 281 253 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 423 616 322 880 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 551 1 284 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 356 50 016 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 155 168 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 213 180 to 499 acres .................... 177 219 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 679 753 acres.. 182 161 182 993 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 642 712 acres.. 162 847 139 351 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 13 acres.. 1 504 674 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 895 56 371 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 728 69 766 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 457 25 814 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 439 30 557 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 142 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 133 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 107 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 98 115 $100,000 or more .................... 187 168 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 028 46 210 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 625 57 191 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 725 808 $1,000.. 9 591 10 817 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 229 13 388 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 425 495 Other ............................... 299 313 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 375 398 200 days or more ................... 254 264 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 277 352 number.. 24 532 32 716 Beef cows ..................farms.. 138 144 number.. 3 243 4 379 Milk cows ..................farms.. 86 126 number.. 4 298 5 801 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 267 347 number.. 17 233 21 791 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 101 145 number.. 40 954 52 197 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 111 147 number.. 70 809 79 989 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 62 number.. 2 157 2 517 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 46 number.. 1 360 1 692 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 8 number.. 979 440 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 478 582 acres.. 100 284 82 022 bushels.. 11 585 891 8 964 722 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 124 144 acres.. 4 633 4 635 tons, green.. 67 957 73 266 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 97 acres.. 1 318 2 577 bushels.. 34 326 119 891 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 369 356 acres.. 41 306 30 119 bushels.. 1 596 108 1 230 645 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 368 392 acres.. 14 962 17 476 tons, dry.. 43 084 49 033 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 37 16 acres.. 1 498 739 @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. .