1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BOONE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 490 500 Land in farms ..................acres.. 141 426 135 163 Average size of farm .......acres.. 289 270 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 650 704 530 924 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 825 2 066 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 167 71 950 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 108 50 to 179 acres ..................... 110 113 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 139 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 26 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 450 471 acres.. 130 435 125 891 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 418 445 acres.. 125 442 117 183 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 10 acres.. 1 766 1 017 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 53 693 40 376 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 577 80 752 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 40 382 26 737 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 311 13 639 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 84 85 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 44 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 72 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 58 63 $100,000 or more .................... 149 144 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 839 33 259 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 064 66 652 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 265 328 Other ............................... 225 172 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 277 244 200 days or more ................... 189 145 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 166 201 number.. 10 727 12 514 Beef cows ..................farms.. 77 75 number.. 1 748 1 187 Milk cows ..................farms.. 41 71 number.. 3 316 3 841 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 156 189 number.. 5 746 6 544 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 69 number.. 12 412 18 380 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 82 number.. 43 384 34 029 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 30 number.. 785 1 023 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 23 number.. (D) 1 518 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. 190 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 293 331 acres.. 64 682 67 018 bushels.. 8 539 220 8 255 549 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 56 90 acres.. 2 341 2 978 tons, green.. 34 822 43 688 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 67 11 acres.. 1 816 145 bushels.. 102 920 5 276 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 266 279 acres.. 49 866 35 158 bushels.. 2 102 232 1 422 128 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 178 232 acres.. 6 323 8 594 tons, dry.. 17 544 26 786 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 45 acres.. 292 2 776 @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.