1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHRISTIAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 820 892 Land in farms ..................acres.. 389 958 390 149 Average size of farm .......acres.. 476 437 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 171 971 851 725 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 530 1 934 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 806 89 075 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 147 152 50 to 179 acres ..................... 161 182 180 to 499 acres .................... 182 205 500 to 999 acres .................... 167 177 1,000 acres or more ................. 119 117 Total cropland .................farms.. 767 833 acres.. 366 457 373 239 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 739 818 acres.. 357 973 353 204 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 13 acres.. (D) 240 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 123 058 118 206 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 070 132 518 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 115 281 105 987 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 777 12 219 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 112 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 91 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 73 93 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 111 125 $100,000 or more .................... 349 371 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 707 68 270 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 569 76 536 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 532 608 Other ............................... 288 284 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 363 401 200 days or more ................... 196 235 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 191 224 number.. 5 885 6 765 Beef cows ..................farms.. 159 178 number.. 2 759 3 059 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 9 number.. 6 16 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 181 206 number.. 2 766 4 288 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 77 148 number.. 38 070 52 402 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 74 156 number.. 55 547 99 026 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 25 number.. 706 1 105 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 632 728 acres.. 177 431 175 230 bushels.. 25 627 131 29 422 279 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 9 acres.. 208 (D) tons, green.. 5 415 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 156 194 acres.. 6 319 6 400 bushels.. 410 685 372 568 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 615 670 acres.. 171 484 169 850 bushels.. 7 158 466 8 036 535 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 181 182 acres.. 4 320 3 012 tons, dry.. 11 445 7 859 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 8 acres.. 14 27 @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.