1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FRANKLIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 658 538 Land in farms ..................acres.. 179 588 160 533 Average size of farm .......acres.. 273 298 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 297 123 297 381 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 112 970 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 862 42 917 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 202 128 50 to 179 acres ..................... 233 164 180 to 499 acres .................... 113 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 622 504 acres.. 152 075 140 392 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 422 450 acres.. 124 427 112 607 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 8 acres.. (D) 14 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 638 25 706 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 082 47 781 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 814 18 623 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 824 7 084 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 273 137 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 91 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 33 46 $100,000 or more .................... 86 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 022 20 407 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 520 38 003 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 263 237 Other ............................... 395 301 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 359 299 200 days or more ................... 266 205 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 215 number.. 7 657 6 494 Beef cows ..................farms.. 167 170 number.. 2 953 2 779 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 7 number.. 588 261 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 184 197 number.. 4 423 3 258 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 100 number.. 18 149 24 179 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 56 100 number.. 25 887 53 229 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 10 number.. 133 194 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 32 number.. 650 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 212 255 acres.. 41 260 37 532 bushels.. 3 442 059 3 926 908 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 25 acres.. 738 817 tons, green.. 10 581 18 232 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 140 147 acres.. 14 500 11 733 bushels.. 673 974 549 472 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 273 299 acres.. 64 962 57 360 bushels.. 2 199 103 1 801 742 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 198 203 acres.. 7 070 5 950 tons, dry.. 16 977 11 699 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 3 acres.. 13 6 @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.