1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EFFINGHAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 035 1 140 Land in farms ..................acres.. 256 786 257 761 Average size of farm .......acres.. 248 226 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 496 599 327 482 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 085 1 467 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 815 54 706 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 75 10 to 49 acres ...................... 195 224 50 to 179 acres ..................... 321 361 180 to 499 acres .................... 310 346 500 to 999 acres .................... 115 111 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 960 1 053 acres.. 221 833 223 860 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 917 1 014 acres.. 210 558 204 153 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 16 acres.. (D) 223 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 79 036 71 298 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 363 62 542 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 133 36 835 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 33 903 34 463 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 172 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 71 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 145 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 161 221 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 152 166 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 161 154 $100,000 or more .................... 234 232 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 856 51 409 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 967 45 175 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 494 599 Other ............................... 541 541 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 608 635 200 days or more ................... 457 419 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 444 474 number.. 21 844 24 162 Beef cows ..................farms.. 269 272 number.. 5 369 4 733 Milk cows ..................farms.. 70 93 number.. 5 135 5 648 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 427 441 number.. 9 673 12 574 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 140 255 number.. 99 835 98 008 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 155 263 number.. 163 001 173 082 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 27 number.. 846 1 379 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 40 number.. 679 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 732 819 acres.. 87 605 82 668 bushels.. 8 674 929 10 435 368 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 118 142 acres.. 3 067 4 073 tons, green.. 47 484 60 316 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 477 645 acres.. 20 403 26 672 bushels.. 1 187 945 1 419 017 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 723 811 acres.. 93 641 81 855 bushels.. 3 488 419 2 990 332 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 432 464 acres.. 11 722 11 480 tons, dry.. 28 856 26 537 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 27 @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.