1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 603 685 Land in farms ..................acres.. 268 818 259 923 Average size of farm .......acres.. 446 379 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 651 155 478 172 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 499 1 210 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 752 71 852 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 128 50 to 179 acres ..................... 157 203 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 113 101 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 74 Total cropland .................farms.. 560 651 acres.. 224 925 222 170 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 527 618 acres.. 211 070 203 126 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 18 acres.. 6 351 3 789 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 239 57 686 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 874 84 213 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 133 48 786 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 107 8 900 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 117 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 79 108 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 53 63 $100,000 or more .................... 186 181 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 237 37 616 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 702 54 914 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 331 387 Other ............................... 272 298 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 313 362 200 days or more ................... 218 248 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 192 220 number.. 5 675 5 951 Beef cows ..................farms.. 156 181 number.. 2 668 2 385 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 7 number.. 120 149 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 176 204 number.. 2 778 3 537 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 98 number.. 29 751 32 351 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 101 number.. 52 620 71 360 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 17 number.. 141 388 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 418 505 acres.. 100 006 93 749 bushels.. 11 920 541 14 688 566 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 21 acres.. 438 637 tons, green.. 5 279 10 045 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 170 217 acres.. 11 303 11 474 bushels.. 619 780 543 574 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 400 502 acres.. 97 874 91 915 bushels.. 3 794 491 3 696 628 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 200 180 acres.. 4 797 3 567 tons, dry.. 10 687 8 215 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) 343 @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.