1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DOUGLAS COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 630 682 Land in farms ..................acres.. 249 551 259 498 Average size of farm .......acres.. 396 380 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 101 084 724 414 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 831 2 028 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 225 78 592 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 99 50 to 179 acres ..................... 154 174 180 to 499 acres .................... 118 142 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 124 1,000 acres or more ................. 72 74 Total cropland .................farms.. 598 641 acres.. 239 285 250 813 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 574 624 acres.. 233 351 239 883 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 115 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 80 387 79 241 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 598 116 189 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 71 699 67 748 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 688 11 493 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 69 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 100 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 102 124 $100,000 or more .................... 247 254 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 573 46 122 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 402 67 529 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 426 479 Other ............................... 204 203 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 327 321 200 days or more ................... 158 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 141 158 number.. 4 795 4 839 Beef cows ..................farms.. 41 45 number.. 579 655 Milk cows ..................farms.. 60 77 number.. 1 322 1 377 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 114 147 number.. 2 855 3 042 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 53 98 number.. 21 291 36 845 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 101 number.. 34 183 74 453 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 24 number.. 115 586 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 39 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 7 number.. 85 642 20 945 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 495 549 acres.. 116 650 125 752 bushels.. 15 439 585 20 883 386 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 49 56 acres.. 979 870 tons, green.. 18 318 14 865 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 22 24 acres.. 472 658 bushels.. 31 934 36 383 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 442 513 acres.. 112 339 110 615 bushels.. 4 918 182 5 171 279 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 187 185 acres.. 4 429 3 924 tons, dry.. 12 586 13 301 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 5 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.