1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EDGAR COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 766 823 Land in farms ..................acres.. 352 401 354 480 Average size of farm .......acres.. 460 431 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 093 103 705 605 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 390 1 679 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 323 87 747 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 38 10 to 49 acres ...................... 114 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 202 221 180 to 499 acres .................... 174 194 500 to 999 acres .................... 154 163 1,000 acres or more ................. 104 104 Total cropland .................farms.. 727 781 acres.. 322 060 327 179 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 685 753 acres.. 309 046 303 788 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 8 acres.. (D) 129 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 165 386 92 146 Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 908 111 963 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 90 068 79 293 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 75 318 12 853 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 72 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 127 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 91 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 102 126 $100,000 or more .................... 288 292 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 97 158 55 919 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 004 68 028 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 491 569 Other ............................... 275 254 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 340 347 200 days or more ................... 210 199 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 230 274 number.. 8 749 11 626 Beef cows ..................farms.. 191 231 number.. (D) 4 663 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 193 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 222 272 number.. 5 692 8 686 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 111 number.. 106 847 27 041 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 124 number.. (D) 55 845 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 28 number.. 326 666 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 17 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.. 577 644 acres.. 155 044 154 471 bushels.. 19 664 427 23 965 721 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 15 22 acres.. 669 1 514 tons, green.. 17 921 33 376 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 100 100 acres.. 3 315 3 183 bushels.. 185 003 156 805 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 579 630 acres.. 147 336 141 189 bushels.. 6 053 548 6 155 265 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 229 227 acres.. 5 485 5 315 tons, dry.. 14 304 13 438 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 6 acres.. (D) 57 @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.