1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREENE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 720 783 Land in farms ..................acres.. 327 590 303 715 Average size of farm .......acres.. 455 388 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 689 723 392 589 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 575 1 045 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 648 69 908 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 184 180 to 499 acres .................... 193 216 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 144 1,000 acres or more ................. 88 71 Total cropland .................farms.. 669 710 acres.. 261 055 246 531 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 622 677 acres.. 239 235 211 789 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 17 acres.. 1 364 2 288 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 105 750 68 491 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 875 87 472 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 65 869 47 173 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 881 21 317 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 115 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 123 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 78 120 $100,000 or more .................... 239 220 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 251 46 323 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 984 59 085 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 440 518 Other ............................... 280 265 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 347 320 200 days or more ................... 223 210 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 306 353 number.. 17 341 19 653 Beef cows ..................farms.. 258 299 number.. 7 881 8 354 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 16 number.. 46 383 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 294 345 number.. 8 727 10 224 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 114 271 number.. 153 927 92 751 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 118 284 number.. 278 621 148 975 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 42 number.. 373 1 045 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 32 number.. (D) 1 059 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 527 596 acres.. 116 456 102 220 bushels.. 15 065 778 14 277 842 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 43 42 acres.. 781 1 190 tons, green.. 12 419 13 981 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 255 348 acres.. 12 181 16 917 bushels.. 670 568 911 911 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 494 546 acres.. 104 652 87 251 bushels.. 4 406 925 3 618 928 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 274 299 acres.. 7 785 8 021 tons, dry.. 20 797 22 987 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 7 acres.. 12 66 @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.