1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 335 375 Land in farms ..................acres.. 50 901 73 142 Average size of farm .......acres.. 152 195 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 723 279 639 753 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 993 4 372 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 754 54 382 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 154 155 50 to 179 acres ..................... 56 74 180 to 499 acres .................... 38 43 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 19 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 303 353 acres.. 41 519 62 854 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 279 322 acres.. 38 332 53 902 Irrigated land .................farms.. 52 44 acres.. 278 365 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 246 31 750 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 256 84 666 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 073 28 613 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 173 3 137 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 106 127 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 47 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 22 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 34 29 $100,000 or more .................... 64 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 200 24 603 Average per farm .........dollars.. 74 556 65 784 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 133 157 Other ............................... 202 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 181 218 200 days or more ................... 123 151 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 36 52 number.. 1 648 2 110 Beef cows ..................farms.. 16 32 number.. 180 315 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 13 number.. 462 587 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 33 46 number.. 627 911 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 15 number.. 349 1 338 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 14 number.. 673 2 103 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 23 number.. 505 431 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 23 number.. (D) 1 401 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 0 number.. 316 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 75 104 acres.. 13 446 20 344 bushels.. 1 666 757 1 841 779 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 18 acres.. 381 951 tons, green.. 5 665 10 560 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 44 18 acres.. 4 363 2 094 bushels.. 195 401 72 074 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 70 101 acres.. 13 987 21 951 bushels.. 508 842 651 635 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 107 158 acres.. 3 913 5 832 tons, dry.. 9 364 12 715 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 18 acres.. 666 897 @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.