1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KANKAKEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 831 928 Land in farms ..................acres.. 351 567 358 920 Average size of farm .......acres.. 423 387 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 102 218 732 634 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 759 2 010 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 132 048 84 980 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 197 214 180 to 499 acres .................... 195 244 500 to 999 acres .................... 171 183 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 803 890 acres.. 338 259 345 088 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 777 862 acres.. 330 279 326 603 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 82 acres.. 13 833 17 297 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 132 882 105 208 Average per farm .........dollars.. 159 906 113 371 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 118 240 93 776 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 642 11 432 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 63 70 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 139 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 112 136 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 126 156 $100,000 or more .................... 334 312 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 85 252 73 607 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 343 79 403 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 508 610 Other ............................... 323 318 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 427 482 200 days or more ................... 251 267 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 111 146 number.. 6 218 6 324 Beef cows ..................farms.. 76 82 number.. 1 351 1 362 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 22 number.. 467 868 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 103 135 number.. 5 097 4 313 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 95 number.. 29 363 28 703 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 99 number.. 50 317 53 268 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 21 number.. 984 971 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 25 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 664 752 acres.. 176 339 182 399 bushels.. 22 428 064 24 303 166 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 39 acres.. 673 777 tons, green.. 10 875 11 046 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 35 acres.. 4 746 1 044 bushels.. 306 711 46 477 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 621 722 acres.. 133 859 129 159 bushels.. 5 652 965 5 313 886 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 155 196 acres.. 3 441 4 291 tons, dry.. 8 403 10 604 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 34 44 acres.. 3 596 4 188 @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.