1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DU PAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 93 95 Land in farms ..................acres.. 17 103 18 206 Average size of farm .......acres.. 184 192 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 765 777 588 431 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 164 3 729 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 079 61 635 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 31 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 19 19 180 to 499 acres .................... 9 13 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 3 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 75 81 acres.. 13 538 15 984 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 68 76 acres.. 12 746 14 739 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 20 acres.. 101 48 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 17 637 20 349 Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 644 214 199 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 052 20 000 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 585 349 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 17 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 7 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 3 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 11 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 13 $100,000 or more .................... 24 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 15 583 13 829 Average per farm .........dollars.. 167 557 145 571 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 39 45 Other ............................... 54 50 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 57 49 200 days or more ................... 32 28 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 10 9 number.. 160 241 Beef cows ..................farms.. 5 5 number.. 60 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 6 10 number.. 89 143 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 29 40 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 26 acres.. 6 461 7 768 bushels.. 838 389 797 479 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 6 3 acres.. 274 (D) bushels.. 17 397 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 17 30 acres.. 5 188 5 914 bushels.. 231 596 214 844 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 15 20 acres.. 395 705 tons, dry.. 978 1 451 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 3 acres.. 97 (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.