1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CRAWFORD COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 473 543 Land in farms ..................acres.. 208 922 223 561 Average size of farm .......acres.. 442 412 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 623 034 479 610 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 417 1 067 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 340 87 013 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 100 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 118 128 180 to 499 acres .................... 95 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 90 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 66 Total cropland .................farms.. 447 512 acres.. 182 746 196 153 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 424 490 acres.. 174 768 183 503 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 20 acres.. 6 077 3 125 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 005 52 961 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 948 97 535 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 431 41 237 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 574 11 724 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 81 78 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 39 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 52 67 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 49 68 $100,000 or more .................... 155 159 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 796 38 788 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 958 71 564 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 260 319 Other ............................... 213 224 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 244 290 200 days or more ................... 159 194 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 129 155 number.. 4 245 5 675 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 138 number.. 1 672 2 609 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 10 number.. 282 265 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 124 136 number.. 1 978 3 574 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 77 number.. 21 866 34 450 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 79 number.. 29 454 63 834 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 16 number.. 78 526 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 15 number.. 439 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 325 397 acres.. 77 209 81 458 bushels.. 7 983 700 11 567 230 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 12 acres.. 622 220 tons, green.. 7 611 3 645 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 170 208 acres.. 14 285 17 006 bushels.. 768 780 782 549 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 339 404 acres.. 84 977 82 865 bushels.. 3 164 853 3 343 542 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 125 135 acres.. 3 625 3 861 tons, dry.. 8 821 7 790 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 11 acres.. (D) 623 @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.