1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GALLATIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 238 241 Land in farms ..................acres.. 191 113 171 938 Average size of farm .......acres.. 803 713 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 271 033 747 945 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 441 1 073 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 165 127 124 160 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 9 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 50 55 180 to 499 acres .................... 45 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 57 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 224 224 acres.. 164 684 152 719 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 204 215 acres.. 155 633 140 219 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 21 acres.. 19 352 14 159 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 212 37 685 Average per farm .........dollars.. 189 965 156 370 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 547 34 400 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 665 3 285 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 32 23 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 20 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 30 42 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 29 $100,000 or more .................... 93 88 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 945 26 482 Average per farm .........dollars.. 134 789 109 885 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 155 167 Other ............................... 83 74 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 97 96 200 days or more ................... 65 65 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 67 61 number.. 4 388 3 473 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 56 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 61 56 number.. 2 181 1 475 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 14 38 number.. 5 754 13 091 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 42 number.. 15 834 24 518 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 14 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 150 176 acres.. 69 284 70 458 bushels.. 7 665 504 10 552 071 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 85 84 acres.. 13 520 10 429 bushels.. 752 819 585 823 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 171 175 acres.. 72 404 57 637 bushels.. 2 817 961 2 308 952 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 55 51 acres.. 2 244 2 105 tons, dry.. 4 032 4 382 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 14 acres.. 1 093 1 400 @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.