1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LA SALLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 581 1 669 Land in farms ..................acres.. 587 676 612 112 Average size of farm .......acres.. 372 367 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 013 034 761 637 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 855 2 047 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 629 82 641 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 84 10 to 49 acres ...................... 210 160 50 to 179 acres ..................... 425 435 180 to 499 acres .................... 473 543 500 to 999 acres .................... 299 350 1,000 acres or more ................. 115 97 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 521 1 610 acres.. 552 479 580 405 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 474 1 586 acres.. 537 282 546 813 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 26 acres.. 1 442 818 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 183 148 158 028 Average per farm .........dollars.. 115 843 94 684 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 165 000 137 686 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 149 20 342 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 144 104 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 67 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 98 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 178 236 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 250 301 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 275 345 $100,000 or more .................... 581 527 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 114 467 109 165 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 264 65 408 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 952 1 105 Other ............................... 629 564 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 875 840 200 days or more ................... 529 468 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 291 302 number.. 14 888 18 759 Beef cows ..................farms.. 206 228 number.. (D) 5 056 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 20 number.. (D) 722 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 274 283 number.. 12 718 14 133 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 93 134 number.. 33 473 48 693 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 88 138 number.. 78 000 85 041 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 61 number.. 1 991 2 512 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 33 number.. 526 756 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 296 1 416 acres.. 274 887 287 432 bushels.. 35 521 124 42 403 608 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 41 71 acres.. 1 112 4 090 tons, green.. 16 958 81 512 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 59 21 acres.. 1 873 939 bushels.. 120 851 44 581 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 243 1 381 acres.. 249 179 243 328 bushels.. 10 910 329 10 688 999 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 306 374 acres.. 6 637 8 214 tons, dry.. 17 863 21 666 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 68 93 acres.. 4 998 8 049 @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.