1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HANCOCK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 137 1 182 Land in farms ..................acres.. 438 342 433 246 Average size of farm .......acres.. 386 367 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 615 883 415 920 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 644 1 132 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 453 62 887 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 135 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 327 316 180 to 499 acres .................... 293 378 500 to 999 acres .................... 211 200 1,000 acres or more ................. 110 98 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 056 1 106 acres.. 354 055 357 715 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 990 1 062 acres.. 319 950 310 840 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 12 acres.. 1 690 1 523 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 125 938 104 911 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 764 88 757 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 93 621 67 380 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 318 37 531 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 158 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 72 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 102 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 149 206 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 135 209 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 148 182 $100,000 or more .................... 377 305 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 76 799 69 218 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 486 58 609 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 718 774 Other ............................... 419 408 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 548 551 200 days or more ................... 344 313 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 480 532 number.. 34 006 33 890 Beef cows ..................farms.. 393 436 number.. 14 350 12 454 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 13 number.. 507 254 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 477 535 number.. 21 184 24 420 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 140 273 number.. 90 121 117 593 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 150 287 number.. 172 083 211 685 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 42 60 number.. 1 034 3 188 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 27 number.. 1 245 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 800 884 acres.. 150 695 144 874 bushels.. 20 387 415 20 912 517 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 52 76 acres.. 1 175 2 770 tons, green.. 16 373 54 100 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 241 351 acres.. 9 114 12 939 bushels.. 510 789 540 636 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 802 874 acres.. 151 394 138 871 bushels.. 6 885 938 5 873 371 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 437 515 acres.. 13 168 14 456 tons, dry.. 35 381 37 948 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 7 acres.. 18 32 @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.