1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LAWRENCE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 376 365 Land in farms ..................acres.. 182 511 169 292 Average size of farm .......acres.. 485 464 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 621 481 524 689 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 210 1 141 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 682 82 972 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 78 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 93 84 180 to 499 acres .................... 70 76 500 to 999 acres .................... 56 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 61 59 Total cropland .................farms.. 347 331 acres.. 161 868 155 431 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 310 318 acres.. 154 473 141 619 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 27 acres.. 7 411 11 566 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 206 44 043 Average per farm .........dollars.. 146 824 120 667 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 502 32 535 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 704 11 509 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 48 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 19 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 33 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 51 $100,000 or more .................... 121 113 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 41 292 31 356 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 112 85 908 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 220 239 Other ............................... 156 126 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 177 164 200 days or more ................... 110 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 92 107 number.. 3 717 3 803 Beef cows ..................farms.. 66 77 number.. 1 127 1 272 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 13 number.. 383 606 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 86 99 number.. 1 651 1 491 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 38 61 number.. 23 721 14 341 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 61 number.. 45 738 30 550 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 6 number.. 91 137 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 6 number.. 328 127 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 240 250 acres.. 72 893 68 863 bushels.. 6 629 262 9 549 610 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 13 acres.. 831 677 tons, green.. 13 600 10 056 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 129 171 acres.. 16 289 17 324 bushels.. 826 056 809 768 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 239 256 acres.. 68 091 56 163 bushels.. 2 359 043 2 249 464 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 84 92 acres.. 2 175 2 431 tons, dry.. 4 870 5 684 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 10 acres.. 2 187 834 @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.