1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FULTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 101 1 165 Land in farms ..................acres.. 424 942 431 415 Average size of farm .......acres.. 386 370 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 584 093 390 751 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 534 1 057 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 915 57 616 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 175 164 50 to 179 acres ..................... 318 371 180 to 499 acres .................... 266 287 500 to 999 acres .................... 178 194 1,000 acres or more ................. 110 88 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 035 1 079 acres.. 318 763 309 857 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 969 1 031 acres.. 289 228 272 226 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 15 acres.. 19 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 98 853 85 618 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 785 73 492 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 79 955 61 381 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 899 24 237 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 141 155 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 85 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 127 132 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 174 214 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 143 160 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 148 157 $100,000 or more .................... 283 245 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 690 61 590 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 939 52 958 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 617 693 Other ............................... 484 472 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 557 553 200 days or more ................... 375 384 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 537 554 number.. 34 515 30 988 Beef cows ..................farms.. 439 491 number.. 14 377 12 955 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 17 number.. 158 232 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 516 544 number.. 17 013 22 015 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 88 173 number.. 38 001 50 696 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 82 190 number.. 77 599 95 032 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 41 62 number.. 1 357 1 748 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 41 number.. 1 600 1 046 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 769 831 acres.. 142 390 136 118 bushels.. 18 156 832 18 969 816 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 45 acres.. 1 129 1 282 tons, green.. 22 720 20 470 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 173 260 acres.. 6 488 10 665 bushels.. 332 277 499 572 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 778 794 acres.. 128 347 112 823 bushels.. 5 304 060 4 631 620 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 486 530 acres.. 15 106 14 794 tons, dry.. 44 857 45 852 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 8 acres.. 8 29 @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.