1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JO DAVIESS COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 941 955 Land in farms ..................acres.. 275 750 290 454 Average size of farm .......acres.. 293 304 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 408 489 321 116 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 399 1 090 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 479 66 042 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 126 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 276 269 180 to 499 acres .................... 350 407 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 98 1,000 acres or more ................. 48 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 827 875 acres.. 188 559 198 935 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 710 824 acres.. 146 445 154 012 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 11 acres.. 65 96 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 72 580 76 278 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 131 79 872 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 544 16 923 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 45 036 59 355 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 191 95 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 140 168 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 143 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 163 $100,000 or more .................... 234 239 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 288 60 216 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 009 62 921 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 542 664 Other ............................... 399 291 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 493 389 200 days or more ................... 313 247 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 608 697 number.. 64 550 74 044 Beef cows ..................farms.. 389 417 number.. 17 840 17 676 Milk cows ..................farms.. 183 255 number.. 11 699 14 189 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 614 706 number.. 29 950 37 622 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 107 232 number.. 34 615 62 420 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 109 237 number.. 57 186 108 476 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 68 number.. 1 372 2 352 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 33 number.. 416 1 024 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 775 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 531 670 acres.. 74 585 82 678 bushels.. 9 430 761 9 368 743 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 200 280 acres.. 6 332 7 375 tons, green.. 106 845 103 890 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 10 7 acres.. 184 112 bushels.. 9 518 5 058 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 198 144 acres.. 20 921 9 165 bushels.. 987 068 320 929 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 560 721 acres.. 46 890 53 837 tons, dry.. 156 637 166 611 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 6 acres.. 103 66 @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.