1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 WOODFORD COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 973 1 103 Land in farms ..................acres.. 295 844 298 266 Average size of farm .......acres.. 304 270 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 606 187 454 171 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 045 1 741 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 910 50 246 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 84 10 to 49 acres ...................... 131 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 278 326 180 to 499 acres .................... 286 350 500 to 999 acres .................... 150 151 1,000 acres or more ................. 44 33 Total cropland .................farms.. 891 1 021 acres.. 272 684 271 532 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 868 999 acres.. 254 411 221 368 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 9 acres.. (D) 371 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 98 004 79 515 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 724 72 090 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 70 005 50 576 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 27 999 28 939 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 83 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 123 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 144 188 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 164 186 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 150 198 $100,000 or more .................... 273 228 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 68 809 54 896 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 646 49 770 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 974 1 103 $1,000.. 32 300 21 026 Average per farm..........dollars.. 33 162 19 063 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 555 681 Other ............................... 418 422 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 544 607 200 days or more ................... 341 363 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 281 343 number.. 13 114 14 290 Beef cows ..................farms.. 199 247 number.. 3 875 4 881 Milk cows ..................farms.. 34 24 number.. 950 885 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 259 331 number.. 9 350 11 399 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 166 206 number.. 97 829 96 217 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 176 217 number.. 192 070 178 029 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 84 94 number.. 3 194 4 130 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 50 number.. (D) 63 648 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. 273 424 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 731 879 acres.. 131 748 112 683 bushels.. 19 119 269 14 208 805 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 20 25 acres.. 823 938 tons, green.. 13 615 11 899 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 71 110 acres.. 2 448 1 946 bushels.. 100 377 99 674 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 723 831 acres.. 116 191 98 072 bushels.. 5 138 433 4 296 291 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 289 318 acres.. 6 732 7 644 tons, dry.. 20 962 24 644 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 22 acres.. 413 345 @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. .