1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHAMPAIGN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 371 1 452 Land in farms ..................acres.. 567 697 571 807 Average size of farm .......acres.. 414 394 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 201 247 789 533 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 940 2 014 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 860 91 775 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 162 186 50 to 179 acres ..................... 338 337 180 to 499 acres .................... 368 428 500 to 999 acres .................... 284 320 1,000 acres or more ................. 142 110 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 335 1 413 acres.. 548 908 555 113 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 306 1 405 acres.. 536 160 529 691 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 43 acres.. 6 092 8 175 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 190 040 160 064 Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 614 110 237 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 182 736 150 665 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 303 9 399 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 81 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 162 208 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 207 231 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 230 268 $100,000 or more .................... 576 529 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 104 603 92 704 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 297 63 890 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 875 960 Other ............................... 496 492 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 720 750 200 days or more ................... 380 378 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 149 176 number.. 4 787 7 703 Beef cows ..................farms.. 98 128 number.. 1 659 2 410 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 7 number.. 74 367 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 145 165 number.. 4 246 5 830 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 66 number.. 19 435 23 240 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 67 number.. 32 808 42 062 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 25 number.. 1 013 1 355 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 159 1 274 acres.. 272 759 278 159 bushels.. 37 981 522 45 486 676 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 22 acres.. 398 1 923 tons, green.. 5 749 32 798 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 91 42 acres.. 3 408 1 280 bushels.. 215 900 64 069 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 154 1 260 acres.. 259 059 246 677 bushels.. 12 002 692 11 434 033 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 177 219 acres.. 3 031 4 200 tons, dry.. 10 448 13 888 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 15 acres.. 303 216 @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: 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.