1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLAY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 627 670 Land in farms ..................acres.. 238 717 223 764 Average size of farm .......acres.. 381 334 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 508 311 307 101 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 407 860 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 938 55 403 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 127 50 to 179 acres ..................... 187 190 180 to 499 acres .................... 140 172 500 to 999 acres .................... 113 108 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 591 631 acres.. 206 954 198 512 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 533 591 acres.. 188 427 179 294 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 244 37 117 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 538 55 399 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 955 29 315 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 289 7 802 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 77 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 142 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 74 80 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 75 108 $100,000 or more .................... 150 120 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 896 24 746 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 871 36 989 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 330 379 Other ............................... 297 291 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 325 376 200 days or more ................... 206 242 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 220 number.. 7 539 7 496 Beef cows ..................farms.. 157 193 number.. 3 482 3 817 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 11 number.. 56 39 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 181 194 number.. 3 632 3 683 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 138 number.. 21 771 29 756 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 145 number.. 42 804 62 732 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 24 number.. 419 1 305 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 29 number.. (D) 1 113 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 368 410 acres.. 65 289 56 753 bushels.. 6 500 724 6 028 137 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 16 acres.. 289 894 tons, green.. 3 363 16 833 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 267 375 acres.. 24 917 33 813 bushels.. 1 243 277 1 596 286 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 414 485 acres.. 97 385 82 005 bushels.. 3 575 050 2 477 512 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 204 198 acres.. 6 934 6 519 tons, dry.. 13 619 12 074 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 17 @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.