1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FAYETTE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 119 1 151 Land in farms ..................acres.. 333 232 341 274 Average size of farm .......acres.. 298 297 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 395 032 279 723 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 412 938 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 315 53 434 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 241 215 50 to 179 acres ..................... 377 383 180 to 499 acres .................... 244 276 500 to 999 acres .................... 137 151 1,000 acres or more ................. 69 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 003 1 079 acres.. 276 105 290 315 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 880 1 016 acres.. 250 295 252 568 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 16 acres.. 72 150 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 71 974 70 733 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 320 61 453 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 222 52 140 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 752 18 593 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 293 195 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 110 132 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 133 147 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 145 194 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 145 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 109 145 $100,000 or more .................... 210 193 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 402 49 377 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 032 42 862 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 510 602 Other ............................... 609 549 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 654 638 200 days or more ................... 453 394 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 480 507 number.. 16 987 16 729 Beef cows ..................farms.. 374 375 number.. 5 989 5 391 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 39 number.. 1 949 2 127 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 448 467 number.. 7 684 7 575 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 75 208 number.. 17 354 35 587 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 82 217 number.. 32 853 83 496 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 32 42 number.. 840 1 646 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 49 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 596 666 acres.. 89 577 77 211 bushels.. 10 010 544 9 699 090 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 50 68 acres.. 1 556 2 478 tons, green.. 27 105 44 281 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 443 593 acres.. 34 572 43 248 bushels.. 1 947 376 2 308 894 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 640 715 acres.. 113 326 105 960 bushels.. 4 039 451 3 872 485 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 410 411 acres.. 13 656 13 203 tons, dry.. 31 156 27 616 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 2 acres.. 33 (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.