1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FORD COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 550 613 Land in farms ..................acres.. 314 806 300 127 Average size of farm .......acres.. 572 490 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 257 005 789 625 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 300 1 627 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 629 93 525 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 31 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 132 180 to 499 acres .................... 125 164 500 to 999 acres .................... 146 153 1,000 acres or more ................. 95 85 Total cropland .................farms.. 533 592 acres.. 300 307 288 158 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 528 585 acres.. 293 275 274 224 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 11 acres.. 693 1 515 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 100 090 78 117 Average per farm .........dollars.. 181 983 127 433 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 89 734 65 405 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 357 12 712 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 16 28 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 51 87 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 95 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 104 $100,000 or more .................... 279 257 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 55 715 48 812 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 485 79 627 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 372 442 Other ............................... 178 171 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 283 298 200 days or more ................... 148 143 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 68 92 number.. 4 191 5 824 Beef cows ..................farms.. 38 64 number.. 916 1 871 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 4 number.. 255 179 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 66 90 number.. 2 808 6 131 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 65 number.. 40 048 44 138 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 71 number.. 65 427 71 956 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 18 number.. 425 661 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 15 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 481 546 acres.. 144 474 138 274 bushels.. 19 696 593 20 354 780 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 9 acres.. 341 468 tons, green.. 6 523 9 753 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 36 5 acres.. 1 495 260 bushels.. 98 180 13 400 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 482 545 acres.. 145 330 133 119 bushels.. 6 642 177 6 001 359 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 81 107 acres.. 1 816 2 543 tons, dry.. 5 645 7 356 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 11 acres.. 2 368 @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.