1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HAMILTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 563 469 Land in farms ..................acres.. 214 780 201 567 Average size of farm .......acres.. 381 430 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 393 463 330 543 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 109 798 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 287 50 185 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 181 120 180 to 499 acres .................... 141 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 51 51 Total cropland .................farms.. 525 448 acres.. 181 014 179 865 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 386 415 acres.. 151 192 150 391 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 810 32 521 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 934 69 342 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 305 28 803 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 505 3 719 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 209 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 47 61 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 57 $100,000 or more .................... 99 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 032 22 656 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 981 48 204 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 257 273 Other ............................... 306 196 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 311 249 200 days or more ................... 220 161 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 136 132 number.. 3 865 3 846 Beef cows ..................farms.. 116 118 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 124 119 number.. 1 725 2 114 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 79 number.. 12 777 14 408 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 76 number.. 24 461 25 158 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 13 number.. (D) 473 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 10 number.. (D) 401 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 250 277 acres.. 56 331 55 787 bushels.. 5 774 613 6 766 607 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 5 acres.. 104 198 tons, green.. 1 120 2 056 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 143 178 acres.. 18 418 18 813 bushels.. 906 203 869 000 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 281 313 acres.. 73 549 65 413 bushels.. 2 578 396 2 274 818 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 122 118 acres.. 4 183 3 898 tons, dry.. 8 571 8 596 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) 12 @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.