1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BROWN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 377 386 Land in farms ..................acres.. 152 160 144 435 Average size of farm .......acres.. 404 374 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 446 907 344 155 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 189 850 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 083 55 716 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 108 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 105 110 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 38 40 Total cropland .................farms.. 344 348 acres.. 100 763 91 998 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 308 315 acres.. 82 362 76 068 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 5 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 356 26 693 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 520 69 152 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 114 15 451 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 242 11 241 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 53 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 39 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 38 63 $100,000 or more .................... 76 67 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 714 20 351 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 293 52 586 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 179 205 Other ............................... 198 181 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 217 210 200 days or more ................... 162 147 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 177 216 number.. 9 317 10 197 Beef cows ..................farms.. 150 187 number.. 4 145 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 10 2 number.. 427 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 178 210 number.. 6 372 6 734 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 89 number.. 20 635 38 697 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 89 number.. 44 767 83 024 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 23 number.. 277 353 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 218 241 acres.. 38 744 34 531 bushels.. 4 580 281 4 628 365 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 14 acres.. 584 334 tons, green.. 8 757 7 137 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 114 159 acres.. 5 352 7 728 bushels.. 264 468 355 024 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 211 225 acres.. 33 874 28 230 bushels.. 1 361 919 1 106 765 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 161 182 acres.. 5 593 5 661 tons, dry.. 14 485 14 148 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 2 acres.. 11 (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.