1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KNOX COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 928 1 021 Land in farms ..................acres.. 389 776 385 560 Average size of farm .......acres.. 420 378 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 737 334 528 236 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 923 1 432 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 517 71 598 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 63 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 143 122 50 to 179 acres ..................... 224 269 180 to 499 acres .................... 244 294 500 to 999 acres .................... 146 173 1,000 acres or more ................. 108 93 Total cropland .................farms.. 854 937 acres.. 318 324 318 258 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 818 904 acres.. 292 778 280 194 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 12 acres.. 16 182 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 130 303 108 884 Average per farm .........dollars.. 140 413 106 644 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 90 632 64 965 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 39 671 43 918 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 117 91 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 114 171 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 107 138 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 116 176 $100,000 or more .................... 328 288 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 820 83 798 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 246 82 074 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 579 691 Other ............................... 349 330 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 435 442 200 days or more ................... 281 257 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 427 478 number.. 29 362 30 083 Beef cows ..................farms.. 370 412 number.. 14 056 12 615 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 29 number.. 497 627 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 417 468 number.. 17 640 20 656 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 140 256 number.. 134 584 177 469 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 145 276 number.. 247 907 294 001 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 63 number.. 1 174 1 456 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 25 number.. 1 326 2 033 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 666 772 acres.. 150 683 151 798 bushels.. 21 318 177 21 967 613 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 38 44 acres.. 742 1 003 tons, green.. 12 466 16 222 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 75 78 acres.. 2 423 2 052 bushels.. 144 318 99 377 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 601 688 acres.. 126 522 110 898 bushels.. 6 315 370 4 957 706 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 415 491 acres.. 13 987 15 369 tons, dry.. 42 798 49 144 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 6 acres.. 10 13 @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.