1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WILLIAMSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 585 538 Land in farms ..................acres.. 92 289 89 591 Average size of farm .......acres.. 158 167 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 214 131 189 900 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 476 1 256 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 241 28 034 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 174 169 50 to 179 acres ..................... 272 217 180 to 499 acres .................... 83 94 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 22 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 541 504 acres.. 67 177 69 621 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 427 419 acres.. 43 115 47 693 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 5 acres.. 61 34 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 422 10 621 Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 524 19 742 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 991 6 686 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 431 3 935 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 237 180 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 39 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 31 $100,000 or more .................... 29 27 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 059 8 434 Average per farm .........dollars.. 15 512 15 677 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 188 170 Other ............................... 397 368 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 358 348 200 days or more ................... 275 259 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 287 270 number.. 8 591 8 270 Beef cows ..................farms.. 258 233 number.. 4 395 4 207 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 14 number.. 58 74 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 270 261 number.. 5 185 4 678 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 48 number.. 6 405 9 153 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 23 49 number.. 11 003 16 986 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 6 number.. 88 139 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 19 number.. 556 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 133 169 acres.. 12 332 16 990 bushels.. 1 057 633 1 796 125 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 11 acres.. 111 234 tons, green.. 1 140 3 497 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 46 acres.. 1 714 1 718 bushels.. 82 549 71 963 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 127 134 acres.. 17 996 19 180 bushels.. 572 435 566 148 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 302 279 acres.. 10 888 8 922 tons, dry.. 22 042 14 768 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 11 acres.. 29 91 @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.