1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LIVINGSTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 380 1 562 Land in farms ..................acres.. 613 645 637 551 Average size of farm .......acres.. 445 408 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 110 614 667 954 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 554 1 738 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 403 79 271 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 131 50 to 179 acres ..................... 317 299 180 to 499 acres .................... 384 525 500 to 999 acres .................... 378 397 1,000 acres or more ................. 131 119 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 322 1 484 acres.. 589 348 613 330 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 304 1 467 acres.. 576 278 584 617 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 5 acres.. 259 406 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 213 643 175 249 Average per farm .........dollars.. 154 814 112 195 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 165 498 135 368 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 145 39 881 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 74 52 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 47 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 146 203 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 191 214 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 195 338 $100,000 or more .................... 694 631 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 121 874 105 237 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 251 67 374 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 917 1 086 Other ............................... 463 476 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 766 856 200 days or more ................... 401 390 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 200 268 number.. 8 324 11 604 Beef cows ..................farms.. 136 150 number.. 2 220 2 299 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 34 number.. 1 208 1 944 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 190 257 number.. 4 354 7 482 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 135 237 number.. 153 638 134 668 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 137 259 number.. 328 072 271 094 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 45 number.. 767 918 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 35 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 4 number.. (D) 390 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 211 1 391 acres.. 288 540 293 896 bushels.. 34 870 878 43 905 431 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 38 55 acres.. 1 016 2 807 tons, green.. 22 235 66 524 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 74 29 acres.. 2 480 544 bushels.. 162 775 24 570 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 214 1 366 acres.. 283 544 283 573 bushels.. 12 369 959 12 556 734 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 210 311 acres.. 4 471 6 755 tons, dry.. 15 241 20 955 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 7 acres.. 0 575 @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.