1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DE WITT COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 463 496 Land in farms ..................acres.. 204 896 206 271 Average size of farm .......acres.. 443 416 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 082 024 874 856 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 417 2 008 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 448 90 223 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 89 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 99 101 180 to 499 acres .................... 102 118 500 to 999 acres .................... 98 123 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 444 483 acres.. 197 117 198 445 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 436 471 acres.. 192 903 188 012 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 803 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 68 830 55 011 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 660 110 910 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 64 552 50 079 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 278 4 932 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 43 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 34 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 52 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 50 68 $100,000 or more .................... 207 193 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 645 34 509 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 317 69 574 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 291 331 Other ............................... 172 165 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 241 227 200 days or more ................... 133 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 101 126 number.. 3 134 3 731 Beef cows ..................farms.. 89 111 number.. 1 596 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. 50 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 99 117 number.. 1 813 2 599 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 25 number.. 6 112 5 351 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 24 number.. 16 110 17 928 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 11 number.. 131 321 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 11 number.. 258 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 373 411 acres.. 96 222 97 072 bushels.. 13 835 034 14 524 803 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 8 11 acres.. 55 410 tons, green.. 1 126 6 272 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 23 24 acres.. 646 858 bushels.. 31 130 33 923 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 366 393 acres.. 94 899 89 094 bushels.. 4 271 183 3 913 003 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 103 113 acres.. 2 176 1 670 tons, dry.. 6 946 4 731 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) @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.