1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 237 256 Land in farms ..................acres.. 39 410 40 917 Average size of farm .......acres.. 166 160 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 548 818 904 259 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 791 6 141 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 287 56 269 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 74 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 57 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 27 33 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 14 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 191 200 acres.. 29 619 34 094 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 140 178 acres.. 24 128 29 479 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 38 acres.. 412 590 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 21 387 20 435 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 238 79 824 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 787 19 305 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 600 1 130 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 25 25 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 21 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 23 $100,000 or more .................... 41 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 14 622 17 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 437 69 254 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 103 127 Other ............................... 134 129 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 111 138 200 days or more ................... 79 81 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 18 39 number.. 438 1 259 Beef cows ..................farms.. 8 21 number.. 258 470 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 6 number.. 12 80 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 18 35 number.. 290 759 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 8 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 10 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 9 number.. 45 71 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 9 12 number.. (D) 351 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 43 61 acres.. 8 497 10 558 bushels.. 1 098 503 1 068 050 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 6 acres.. 0 466 tons, green.. 0 4 747 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 11 6 acres.. 196 178 bushels.. 10 276 5 937 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 45 65 acres.. 10 084 10 949 bushels.. 364 749 375 912 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 41 65 acres.. 4 085 5 036 tons, dry.. 5 232 14 337 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 26 acres.. 1 095 1 233 @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.