1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 73 051 77 610 Land in farms ..................acres.. 27 204 780 27 250 340 Average size of farm .......acres.. 372 351 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 773 141 539 181 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 126 1 548 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 447 71 219 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 254 5 026 10 to 49 acres ...................... 12 604 12 191 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 606 20 239 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 231 21 327 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 619 12 833 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 737 5 994 Total cropland .................farms.. 68 082 72 626 acres.. 23 920 923 24 164 457 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 62 712 69 425 acres.. 22 274 230 21 868 287 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 021 2 061 acres.. 349 799 328 316 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 8 556 486 7 336 864 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 130 94 535 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 567 164 5 251 328 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 989 323 2 085 535 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 12 210 9 178 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 107 5 613 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 5 949 6 898 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 082 11 800 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 8 243 10 363 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 290 11 572 $100,000 or more .................... 23 170 22 186 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 542 904 5 088 894 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 882 65 573 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 41 645 47 875 Other ............................... 31 406 29 735 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 37 953 38 703 200 days or more ................... 24 220 24 056 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 24 452 27 405 number.. 1 437 697 1 601 261 Beef cows ..................farms.. 17 682 19 392 number.. 453 127 447 201 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 238 3 050 number.. 127 702 151 503 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 23 622 26 419 number.. 949 478 1 130 433 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 7 168 13 433 number.. 4 679 166 5 641 115 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 7 447 14 142 number.. 9 374 726 10 330 124 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 263 3 204 number.. 72 544 110 302 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 1 747 2 248 number.. 3 722 915 4 170 867 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 115 123 number.. 363 353 60 004 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 48 443 55 685 acres.. 10 710 072 10 770 985 bushels.. «363 015 453 «532 681 088 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 774 5 005 acres.. 119 116 164 698 tons, green.. 1 892 873 2 659 536 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 14 822 17 061 acres.. 983 556 1 075 805 bushels.. 53 954 013 54 096 203 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 47 008 52 339 acres.. 9 825 475 8 932 399 bushels.. 415 716 620 373 563 650 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 24 156 27 481 acres.. 822 508 902 899 tons, dry.. 2 248 811 2 463 316 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 262 1 714 acres.. 66 780 99 422 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 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 National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.