1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLES COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 681 700 Land in farms ..................acres.. 256 974 263 425 Average size of farm .......acres.. 377 376 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 891 520 661 617 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 373 1 766 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 920 78 583 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 50 10 to 49 acres ...................... 127 125 50 to 179 acres ..................... 191 173 180 to 499 acres .................... 116 149 500 to 999 acres .................... 117 129 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 74 Total cropland .................farms.. 636 654 acres.. 237 095 243 668 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 604 631 acres.. 229 358 220 860 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 11 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 881 65 038 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 021 92 911 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 68 160 57 327 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 721 7 710 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 60 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 75 91 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 67 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 81 91 $100,000 or more .................... 231 226 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 422 40 607 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 385 58 010 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 385 435 Other ............................... 296 265 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 367 340 200 days or more ................... 239 218 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 155 171 number.. 5 454 6 218 Beef cows ..................farms.. 110 115 number.. 1 878 2 310 Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 12 number.. 243 293 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 153 159 number.. 3 208 3 661 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 112 number.. 10 206 27 471 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 66 117 number.. 19 401 51 471 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 20 number.. 285 482 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 23 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 483 531 acres.. 112 610 111 509 bushels.. 15 058 167 17 672 756 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 23 acres.. 344 361 tons, green.. 5 520 6 546 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 75 124 acres.. 2 750 4 228 bushels.. 160 213 200 198 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 459 510 acres.. 111 774 101 818 bushels.. 4 652 072 4 557 452 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 172 168 acres.. 4 161 4 404 tons, dry.. 10 136 12 627 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 9 acres.. 13 35 @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.