1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOND COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 616 629 Land in farms ..................acres.. 180 064 182 572 Average size of farm .......acres.. 292 290 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 423 094 321 433 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 729 1 094 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 449 59 041 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 136 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 194 188 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 171 500 to 999 acres .................... 86 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 28 Total cropland .................farms.. 552 587 acres.. 156 216 162 092 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 471 532 acres.. 145 438 144 248 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 7 acres.. 21 43 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 785 43 648 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 326 69 393 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 644 26 759 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 141 16 889 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 150 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 51 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 96 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 64 71 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 91 $100,000 or more .................... 152 146 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 075 31 118 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 123 49 473 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 302 337 Other ............................... 314 292 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 344 353 200 days or more ................... 238 263 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 248 271 number.. 10 421 11 578 Beef cows ..................farms.. 169 165 number.. 2 919 2 568 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 54 number.. 2 533 3 158 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 238 251 number.. 4 694 5 224 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 137 number.. 19 221 45 852 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 63 150 number.. 46 589 103 370 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 30 number.. 316 965 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 16 number.. 673 444 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 334 359 acres.. 47 588 36 676 bushels.. 5 208 162 4 778 458 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 50 78 acres.. 1 352 1 857 tons, green.. 21 251 28 275 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 274 364 acres.. 29 204 35 174 bushels.. 1 646 978 1 950 236 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 344 404 acres.. 66 891 62 273 bushels.. 2 358 823 2 156 889 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 217 253 acres.. 7 653 8 588 tons, dry.. 19 823 22 961 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 4 acres.. 9 18 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (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.