1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLINTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 860 942 Land in farms ..................acres.. 233 677 229 120 Average size of farm .......acres.. 272 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 475 973 316 715 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 646 1 430 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 858 72 145 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 139 134 50 to 179 acres ..................... 262 298 180 to 499 acres .................... 277 317 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 789 868 acres.. 210 802 211 317 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 753 844 acres.. 202 249 196 812 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 16 acres.. 955 1 736 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 106 672 95 027 Average per farm .........dollars.. 124 038 100 878 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 040 40 739 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 65 632 54 289 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 141 167 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 120 149 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 134 162 $100,000 or more .................... 249 256 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 81 258 65 328 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 596 69 350 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 477 531 Other ............................... 383 411 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 438 493 200 days or more ................... 308 365 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 429 490 number.. 37 232 36 435 Beef cows ..................farms.. 165 173 number.. 5 019 2 563 Milk cows ..................farms.. 150 183 number.. 14 883 14 355 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 407 474 number.. 13 185 15 524 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 78 171 number.. 91 994 67 068 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 80 183 number.. 191 119 139 753 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 21 number.. 417 326 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 36 number.. (D) 1 104 655 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 603 725 acres.. 71 378 68 440 bushels.. 6 827 893 8 406 120 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 171 203 acres.. 6 466 5 561 tons, green.. 97 068 92 937 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 549 657 acres.. 38 644 37 635 bushels.. 2 264 765 2 029 431 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 626 697 acres.. 80 974 71 982 bushels.. 2 948 269 2 506 435 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 399 474 acres.. 18 119 22 644 tons, dry.. 61 185 81 497 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 3 acres.. 8 9 @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.