1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WINNEBAGO COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 687 724 Land in farms ..................acres.. 195 621 203 428 Average size of farm .......acres.. 285 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 585 319 423 616 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 435 1 551 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 538 63 356 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 74 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 167 155 50 to 179 acres ..................... 167 192 180 to 499 acres .................... 155 177 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 631 679 acres.. 177 783 182 161 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 566 642 acres.. 164 999 162 847 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 32 acres.. 1 058 1 504 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 904 59 895 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 297 82 728 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 357 33 457 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 547 26 439 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 133 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 76 104 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 94 98 $100,000 or more .................... 198 187 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 944 49 028 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 890 67 625 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 371 425 Other ............................... 316 299 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 377 375 200 days or more ................... 256 254 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 234 277 number.. 14 905 24 532 Beef cows ..................farms.. 115 138 number.. 2 211 3 243 Milk cows ..................farms.. 51 86 number.. 2 421 4 298 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 215 267 number.. 11 590 17 233 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 101 number.. 28 553 40 954 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 80 111 number.. 59 257 70 809 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 59 number.. 1 196 2 157 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 27 number.. 483 1 360 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 1 021 979 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 400 478 acres.. 91 774 100 284 bushels.. 11 994 603 11 585 891 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 70 124 acres.. 2 192 4 633 tons, green.. 34 691 67 957 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 79 26 acres.. 3 659 1 318 bushels.. 211 591 34 326 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 341 369 acres.. 56 702 41 306 bushels.. 2 487 270 1 596 108 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 280 368 acres.. 10 070 14 962 tons, dry.. 27 039 43 084 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 22 37 acres.. 246 1 498 @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.