1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 904 1 006 Land in farms ..................acres.. 393 043 414 442 Average size of farm .......acres.. 435 412 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 946 745 733 759 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 313 1 774 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 383 86 194 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 53 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 94 50 to 179 acres ..................... 194 214 180 to 499 acres .................... 290 360 500 to 999 acres .................... 186 203 1,000 acres or more ................. 88 82 Total cropland .................farms.. 852 956 acres.. 368 729 389 789 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 831 942 acres.. 356 571 366 957 Irrigated land .................farms.. 58 51 acres.. 13 378 12 003 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 136 216 125 835 Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 681 125 084 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 111 561 92 901 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 655 32 934 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 68 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 154 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 183 192 $100,000 or more .................... 390 400 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 96 934 97 746 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 228 97 067 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 558 695 Other ............................... 346 311 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 490 521 200 days or more ................... 290 283 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 212 239 number.. 17 289 23 797 Beef cows ..................farms.. 123 117 number.. 2 835 2 796 Milk cows ..................farms.. 11 23 number.. 590 964 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 206 238 number.. 19 242 26 043 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 85 147 number.. 37 883 51 737 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 87 158 number.. 74 573 108 795 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 34 number.. 670 974 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. (D) 540 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 752 864 acres.. 210 585 225 260 bushels.. 27 529 514 32 353 349 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 42 66 acres.. 1 690 2 382 tons, green.. 27 254 39 179 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 54 16 acres.. 1 411 546 bushels.. 77 104 27 007 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 697 788 acres.. 135 637 124 022 bushels.. 6 155 318 5 311 883 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 212 260 acres.. 5 610 6 499 tons, dry.. 17 197 18 530 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 56 94 acres.. 3 769 8 949 @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.