1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 962 880 Land in farms ..................acres.. 229 512 217 191 Average size of farm .......acres.. 239 247 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 285 222 212 136 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 075 823 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 565 39 806 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 23 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 250 221 50 to 179 acres ..................... 376 283 180 to 499 acres .................... 202 230 500 to 999 acres .................... 63 74 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 902 825 acres.. 184 100 179 871 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 699 757 acres.. 140 394 141 008 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 14 acres.. 242 341 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 35 217 30 005 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 608 34 097 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 174 20 738 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 043 9 267 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 360 207 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 125 126 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 96 130 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 145 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 77 77 $100,000 or more .................... 94 83 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 27 678 23 801 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 801 27 016 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 361 420 Other ............................... 601 460 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 577 498 200 days or more ................... 428 362 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 396 416 number.. 15 076 15 045 Beef cows ..................farms.. 311 340 number.. 6 526 6 227 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 14 number.. 515 454 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 375 389 number.. 7 584 8 219 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 146 number.. 9 541 23 816 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 64 152 number.. 28 504 44 085 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 22 number.. 342 537 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 41 32 number.. 1 020 720 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 339 415 acres.. 41 231 41 720 bushels.. 3 446 899 3 787 450 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 29 acres.. 557 1 005 tons, green.. 6 810 13 020 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 207 282 acres.. 15 875 17 637 bushels.. 788 102 761 690 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 405 450 acres.. 72 840 63 528 bushels.. 2 553 653 1 908 395 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 390 388 acres.. 13 462 14 113 tons, dry.. 32 303 28 109 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 16 acres.. (D) 129 @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.