1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 921 985 Land in farms ..................acres.. 242 484 249 240 Average size of farm .......acres.. 263 253 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 038 185 659 052 Average per acre .........dollars.. 4 072 2 746 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 644 69 239 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 101 116 10 to 49 acres ...................... 291 269 50 to 179 acres ..................... 237 261 180 to 499 acres .................... 156 200 500 to 999 acres .................... 80 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 46 Total cropland .................farms.. 841 896 acres.. 219 870 222 490 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 773 831 acres.. 206 846 203 121 Irrigated land .................farms.. 67 65 acres.. 8 058 9 543 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 109 147 95 340 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 509 96 792 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 77 925 56 890 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 221 38 450 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 199 209 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 115 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 109 133 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 72 117 $100,000 or more .................... 258 237 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 886 83 054 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 786 84 319 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 497 561 Other ............................... 424 424 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 472 504 200 days or more ................... 317 340 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 282 336 number.. 22 983 26 220 Beef cows ..................farms.. 85 101 number.. 1 937 1 637 Milk cows ..................farms.. 109 133 number.. 6 044 6 645 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 274 318 number.. 16 203 19 011 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 97 number.. 33 065 50 540 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 49 102 number.. 56 357 82 029 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 53 number.. 769 972 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 41 59 number.. 3 264 5 625 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 6 number.. 790 441 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 434 517 acres.. 101 486 108 536 bushels.. 13 558 232 12 410 856 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 116 165 acres.. 3 314 5 380 tons, green.. 45 728 79 281 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 87 31 acres.. 3 911 1 265 bushels.. 234 496 43 849 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 353 391 acres.. 72 319 54 081 bushels.. 3 081 918 2 073 761 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 399 458 acres.. 16 549 19 276 tons, dry.. 47 204 53 351 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 62 81 acres.. 4 464 9 012 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (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.