1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ALEXANDER COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 166 171 Land in farms ..................acres.. 71 280 69 354 Average size of farm .......acres.. 429 406 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 544 193 344 357 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 121 903 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 837 67 982 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 48 71 180 to 499 acres .................... 52 48 500 to 999 acres .................... 20 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 157 166 acres.. 57 646 58 666 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 145 147 acres.. 51 543 53 232 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. 3 349 2 729 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 213 13 673 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 596 79 957 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 664 12 832 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 549 840 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 33 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 23 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 34 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 19 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 18 $100,000 or more .................... 33 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 134 8 140 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 356 47 603 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 85 90 Other ............................... 81 81 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 93 77 200 days or more ................... 66 61 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 75 74 number.. 3 357 2 834 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 67 number.. (D) 1 445 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 79 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 73 70 number.. 1 382 1 093 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 17 number.. 261 870 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 10 23 number.. 327 3 749 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 8 number.. (D) 176 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 53 80 acres.. 9 493 11 253 bushels.. 1 106 507 1 556 077 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 3 4 acres.. 62 50 tons, green.. 850 1 190 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 39 31 acres.. 4 703 3 005 bushels.. 247 677 154 510 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 77 91 acres.. 37 395 35 837 bushels.. 1 312 964 1 280 048 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 80 62 acres.. 2 990 2 722 tons, dry.. 5 644 3 202 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 4 acres.. 41 (D) @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.