1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EDWARDS COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 329 325 Land in farms ..................acres.. 112 917 116 312 Average size of farm .......acres.. 343 358 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 483 236 293 120 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 408 909 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 668 59 786 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 59 50 to 179 acres ..................... 102 89 180 to 499 acres .................... 71 81 500 to 999 acres .................... 55 52 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 311 302 acres.. 94 849 102 123 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 265 277 acres.. 84 319 83 262 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 5 acres.. 5 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 27 708 25 943 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 218 79 824 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 683 15 113 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 025 10 830 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 66 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 21 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 38 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 53 $100,000 or more .................... 86 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 345 14 937 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 721 46 101 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 171 194 Other ............................... 158 131 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 184 155 200 days or more ................... 128 107 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 145 150 number.. 6 088 6 396 Beef cows ..................farms.. 126 128 number.. 2 599 2 630 Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 5 number.. 0 101 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 141 145 number.. 3 435 3 547 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 121 number.. 37 518 52 072 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 61 126 number.. 62 692 92 694 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 19 number.. 510 456 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 14 number.. 79 420 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 209 228 acres.. 36 237 36 492 bushels.. 3 618 205 4 863 378 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 22 acres.. 187 433 tons, green.. 1 952 6 489 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 140 172 acres.. 8 973 11 755 bushels.. 447 259 534 290 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 204 212 acres.. 38 626 31 702 bushels.. 1 501 311 1 258 759 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 124 153 acres.. 3 928 4 971 tons, dry.. 8 018 11 001 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 @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.