1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 441 500 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 486 178 222 Average size of farm .......acres.. 380 356 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 561 276 951 531 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 994 2 727 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 119 871 81 730 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 74 50 to 179 acres ..................... 81 112 180 to 499 acres .................... 143 146 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 41 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 413 473 acres.. 158 447 169 942 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 403 461 acres.. 152 872 157 084 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 13 acres.. 499 491 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 758 48 952 Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 238 97 904 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 324 38 020 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 434 10 932 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 48 43 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 32 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 52 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 57 87 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 89 $100,000 or more .................... 155 145 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 302 37 742 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 491 75 334 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 274 315 Other ............................... 167 185 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 222 266 200 days or more ................... 142 173 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 81 90 number.. 4 833 7 824 Beef cows ..................farms.. 38 43 number.. 815 1 209 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 10 number.. 246 273 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 77 88 number.. 4 255 8 574 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 49 number.. 22 750 24 029 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 59 number.. 41 482 42 851 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 21 number.. 303 551 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 12 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 341 390 acres.. 82 232 88 996 bushels.. 9 489 578 12 312 186 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 30 acres.. 698 1 150 tons, green.. 11 425 18 102 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 26 13 acres.. 1 138 359 bushels.. 73 370 15 810 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 321 378 acres.. 65 435 62 566 bushels.. 2 713 864 2 727 086 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 93 132 acres.. 2 027 3 129 tons, dry.. 5 305 7 393 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 7 acres.. 398 (D) @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.