1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CUMBERLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 547 645 Land in farms ..................acres.. 169 773 176 012 Average size of farm .......acres.. 310 273 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 596 923 366 899 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 822 1 390 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 511 55 626 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 134 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 188 180 to 499 acres .................... 126 174 500 to 999 acres .................... 78 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 512 608 acres.. 148 202 157 455 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 491 590 acres.. 142 279 146 369 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 7 acres.. 35 97 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 864 50 833 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 472 78 810 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 162 33 247 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 703 17 585 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 80 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 60 75 $100,000 or more .................... 155 166 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 210 31 116 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 319 48 242 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 273 344 Other ............................... 274 301 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 320 348 200 days or more ................... 221 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 185 202 number.. 9 803 10 268 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 109 number.. 1 881 1 389 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 36 number.. 2 047 2 408 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 172 195 number.. 4 924 5 338 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 125 number.. 41 263 48 973 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 60 129 number.. 95 335 96 034 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 8 number.. 219 330 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 19 number.. 320 445 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 400 500 acres.. 67 419 67 220 bushels.. 8 229 515 10 175 081 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 50 acres.. 1 128 1 542 tons, green.. 18 107 27 791 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 168 263 acres.. 5 936 9 387 bushels.. 329 946 481 767 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 396 490 acres.. 63 990 64 324 bushels.. 2 448 364 2 700 085 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 189 185 acres.. 4 819 4 959 tons, dry.. 12 410 13 988 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 6 acres.. 13 37 @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.