1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC DONOUGH COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 824 905 Land in farms ..................acres.. 340 071 344 649 Average size of farm .......acres.. 413 381 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 759 467 532 846 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 878 1 419 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 974 62 493 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 42 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 143 137 50 to 179 acres ..................... 178 225 180 to 499 acres .................... 227 237 500 to 999 acres .................... 138 155 1,000 acres or more ................. 96 89 Total cropland .................farms.. 758 826 acres.. 291 891 299 416 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 726 792 acres.. 271 945 265 448 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 13 acres.. 169 126 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 818 86 440 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 497 95 514 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 81 427 68 004 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 390 18 436 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 104 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 74 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 136 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 112 126 $100,000 or more .................... 290 265 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 820 52 936 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 368 58 493 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 481 575 Other ............................... 343 330 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 421 423 200 days or more ................... 266 265 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 319 366 number.. 19 581 22 253 Beef cows ..................farms.. 266 319 number.. 8 359 9 622 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 7 number.. 274 64 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 328 361 number.. 13 513 15 735 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 73 142 number.. 33 390 51 086 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 76 151 number.. 62 512 94 715 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 66 number.. 1 520 2 570 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 17 number.. 462 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 592 660 acres.. 133 478 133 566 bushels.. 17 812 630 20 296 253 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 39 36 acres.. 1 131 2 059 tons, green.. 16 399 41 332 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 53 112 acres.. 2 215 3 623 bushels.. 140 513 148 291 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 578 644 acres.. 128 736 121 120 bushels.. 5 675 563 5 267 348 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 303 379 acres.. 9 151 9 705 tons, dry.. 27 592 29 523 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) @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.