1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DE KALB COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 828 942 Land in farms ..................acres.. 368 076 377 512 Average size of farm .......acres.. 445 401 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 439 884 912 437 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 369 2 204 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 914 92 948 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 77 67 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 100 50 to 179 acres ..................... 150 168 180 to 499 acres .................... 264 335 500 to 999 acres .................... 164 199 1,000 acres or more ................. 89 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 785 891 acres.. 355 207 362 650 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 767 879 acres.. 350 465 344 473 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 7 acres.. 633 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 183 396 157 888 Average per farm .........dollars.. 221 493 167 610 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 113 121 82 725 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 70 275 75 163 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 57 60 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 91 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 93 134 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 124 176 $100,000 or more .................... 399 407 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 132 720 127 207 Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 904 135 326 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 564 667 Other ............................... 264 275 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 405 437 200 days or more ................... 218 221 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 144 167 number.. 27 072 34 702 Beef cows ..................farms.. 45 51 number.. 899 1 076 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 21 number.. 1 021 1 232 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 136 176 number.. 37 982 51 353 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 117 188 number.. 154 403 178 469 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 124 202 number.. 319 878 300 683 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 42 number.. 1 971 1 674 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 18 number.. 714 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 300 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 661 785 acres.. 201 709 211 712 bushels.. 28 766 218 28 270 633 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 59 93 acres.. 3 208 4 968 tons, green.. 48 970 84 997 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 87 14 acres.. 2 523 578 bushels.. 164 644 29 118 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 641 735 acres.. 136 174 113 384 bushels.. 6 469 025 4 927 795 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 168 250 acres.. 4 340 6 376 tons, dry.. 11 359 21 332 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 60 128 acres.. 3 640 8 316 @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.