1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRUNDY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 463 533 Land in farms ..................acres.. 201 452 225 506 Average size of farm .......acres.. 435 423 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 317 055 948 046 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 974 1 965 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 954 105 942 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 19 10 to 49 acres ...................... 61 56 50 to 179 acres ..................... 109 125 180 to 499 acres .................... 130 166 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 116 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 447 507 acres.. 190 381 212 558 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 441 501 acres.. 185 947 201 078 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 9 acres.. 66 404 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 233 52 931 Average per farm .........dollars.. 127 933 99 308 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 484 47 709 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 749 5 222 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 21 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 54 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 71 106 $100,000 or more .................... 189 183 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 345 40 211 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 500 75 443 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 284 323 Other ............................... 179 210 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 249 304 200 days or more ................... 140 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 84 92 number.. 3 353 3 481 Beef cows ..................farms.. 52 52 number.. 769 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 3 number.. 305 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 72 77 number.. 1 784 2 916 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 41 number.. 9 110 16 141 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 46 number.. 16 823 31 460 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 20 number.. 227 392 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 3 number.. 245 63 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 397 457 acres.. 98 610 112 238 bushels.. 12 207 482 16 222 650 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 8 acres.. 246 262 tons, green.. 4 610 4 862 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 24 15 acres.. 387 508 bushels.. 23 715 23 879 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 357 422 acres.. 85 404 86 305 bushels.. 3 691 171 3 690 231 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 86 109 acres.. 1 725 2 292 tons, dry.. 4 753 6 004 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 6 acres.. 30 55 @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.