1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENDERSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 414 468 Land in farms ..................acres.. 202 186 203 974 Average size of farm .......acres.. 488 436 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 865 627 541 563 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 835 1 263 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 606 78 375 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 48 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 82 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 111 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 96 115 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 383 430 acres.. 168 939 173 071 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 370 412 acres.. 157 377 150 822 Irrigated land .................farms.. 44 43 acres.. 9 823 12 277 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 60 210 52 081 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 435 111 284 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 824 35 818 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 11 386 16 263 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 37 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 22 26 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 48 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 67 84 $100,000 or more .................... 186 177 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 184 39 135 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 000 83 622 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 293 359 Other ............................... 121 109 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 193 204 200 days or more ................... 100 117 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 190 204 number.. 20 225 19 552 Beef cows ..................farms.. 168 174 number.. 8 068 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 6 number.. 78 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 188 197 number.. 11 731 12 284 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 48 116 number.. 25 017 46 209 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 122 number.. 37 370 79 110 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 21 number.. 1 013 951 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 12 number.. 223 2 336 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 328 382 acres.. 93 803 92 847 bushels.. 12 586 465 12 845 065 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 29 acres.. 810 1 534 tons, green.. 13 320 21 753 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 31 19 acres.. 1 334 935 bushels.. 61 473 40 488 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 295 323 acres.. 54 470 47 288 bushels.. 2 614 537 2 012 805 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 175 194 acres.. 6 673 7 154 tons, dry.. 20 692 21 152 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 6 acres.. 704 68 @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.