1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HARDIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 172 175 Land in farms ..................acres.. 39 264 37 976 Average size of farm .......acres.. 228 217 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 477 124 517 Average per acre .........dollars.. 961 624 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 916 23 358 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 25 23 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 53 46 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 7 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 147 160 acres.. 24 429 22 494 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 111 124 acres.. 11 028 9 049 Irrigated land .................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 160 2 045 Average per farm .........dollars.. 18 372 11 687 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 086 931 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 074 1 115 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 53 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 24 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 7 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 3 $100,000 or more .................... 4 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 761 1 767 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 144 10 094 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 56 65 Other ............................... 116 110 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 113 100 200 days or more ................... 74 69 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 126 123 number.. 5 458 4 913 Beef cows ..................farms.. 113 119 number.. (D) 2 751 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 124 120 number.. 2 886 2 528 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 2 15 number.. (D) 551 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 13 number.. (D) 1 163 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 6 number.. (D) 219 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 11 19 acres.. 1 734 2 022 bushels.. 152 182 235 247 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) tons, green.. 0 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 4 1 acres.. 185 (D) bushels.. 7 190 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 15 acres.. 2 501 1 632 bushels.. 74 831 51 159 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 108 105 acres.. 6 964 5 641 tons, dry.. 11 259 9 066 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) @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.