1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JOHNSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 515 414 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 321 94 681 Average size of farm .......acres.. 203 229 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 190 154 226 Average per acre .........dollars.. 953 683 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 574 29 494 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 244 181 180 to 499 acres .................... 120 96 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 12 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 468 390 acres.. 69 713 64 289 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 329 310 acres.. 35 506 34 245 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 7 acres.. (D) 68 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 720 10 660 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 815 25 750 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 095 4 418 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 625 6 243 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 204 131 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 83 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 68 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 31 31 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 17 21 $100,000 or more .................... 24 26 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 486 10 014 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 401 24 189 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 169 164 Other ............................... 346 250 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 337 260 200 days or more ................... 243 176 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 280 263 number.. 16 688 14 530 Beef cows ..................farms.. 248 229 number.. 7 505 5 948 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 16 number.. 52 174 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 275 262 number.. 8 134 8 674 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 55 number.. 7 660 8 485 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 29 56 number.. 14 151 12 287 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 4 number.. 83 44 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 14 number.. 803 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 71 91 acres.. 8 077 10 202 bushels.. 648 771 1 087 091 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 9 acres.. 237 260 tons, green.. 2 618 2 695 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 17 26 acres.. 1 097 1 677 bushels.. 52 344 82 315 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 71 66 acres.. 12 592 8 712 bushels.. 407 105 295 181 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 278 252 acres.. 13 922 13 005 tons, dry.. 27 084 23 230 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 7 acres.. (D) 53 @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.