1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 IROQUOIS COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 393 1 509 Land in farms ..................acres.. 667 134 662 629 Average size of farm .......acres.. 479 439 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 108 775 665 116 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 309 1 580 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 122 553 86 098 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 72 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 123 125 50 to 179 acres ..................... 273 319 180 to 499 acres .................... 401 484 500 to 999 acres .................... 354 382 1,000 acres or more ................. 170 141 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 339 1 461 acres.. 634 137 630 028 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 318 1 445 acres.. 616 437 597 863 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 10 acres.. 4 424 1 175 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 240 042 187 908 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 320 124 525 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 194 627 147 766 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 415 40 141 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 63 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 132 207 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 167 255 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 228 294 $100,000 or more .................... 691 583 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 153 337 130 909 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 998 86 752 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 964 1 092 Other ............................... 429 417 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 718 786 200 days or more ................... 332 345 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 292 339 number.. 19 601 23 832 Beef cows ..................farms.. 170 214 number.. 3 450 4 185 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 37 number.. 1 640 1 763 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 274 337 number.. 21 995 24 983 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 103 150 number.. 47 919 58 891 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 109 162 number.. 101 230 138 594 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 49 number.. 903 1 930 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 200 1 356 acres.. 314 632 311 765 bushels.. 41 666 748 44 526 657 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 40 62 acres.. 2 732 2 603 tons, green.. 37 172 46 056 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 40 acres.. 4 878 1 613 bushels.. 316 606 71 630 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 179 1 316 acres.. 287 007 268 316 bushels.. 12 941 804 11 705 945 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 265 356 acres.. 6 454 8 265 tons, dry.. 20 553 25 004 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 22 51 acres.. 1 605 3 385 @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.