1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 344 1 438 Land in farms ..................acres.. 456 596 453 944 Average size of farm .......acres.. 340 316 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 711 941 483 839 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 246 1 498 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 127 72 880 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 109 116 10 to 49 acres ...................... 181 181 50 to 179 acres ..................... 361 388 180 to 499 acres .................... 370 442 500 to 999 acres .................... 230 235 1,000 acres or more ................. 93 76 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 231 1 331 acres.. 412 837 415 604 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 150 1 286 acres.. 385 051 371 906 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 32 acres.. 5 059 3 386 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 179 062 170 765 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 231 118 752 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 103 491 76 845 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 75 571 93 920 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 185 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 165 214 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 188 227 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 182 230 $100,000 or more .................... 502 500 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 127 755 133 679 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 126 92 962 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 857 987 Other ............................... 487 451 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 621 638 200 days or more ................... 396 387 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 423 489 number.. 31 009 42 126 Beef cows ..................farms.. 277 292 number.. 8 126 8 372 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 19 number.. 616 445 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 431 484 number.. 39 845 50 833 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 294 495 number.. 224 082 314 544 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 313 515 number.. 388 934 536 568 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 81 119 number.. 3 124 5 287 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 31 number.. 758 2 376 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 7 number.. 1 387 506 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 993 1 160 acres.. 224 006 235 585 bushels.. 27 584 236 32 068 803 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 91 131 acres.. 3 206 4 093 tons, green.. 41 852 61 232 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 61 19 acres.. 1 811 569 bushels.. 91 293 25 874 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 898 994 acres.. 143 277 112 518 bushels.. 6 885 740 4 890 972 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 445 564 acres.. 12 216 15 513 tons, dry.. 37 144 51 116 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 14 19 acres.. 28 237 @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.