1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MC LEAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 475 1 616 Land in farms ..................acres.. 696 575 709 106 Average size of farm .......acres.. 472 439 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 278 398 918 538 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 657 2 024 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 129 578 94 836 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 87 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 179 180 50 to 179 acres ..................... 324 340 180 to 499 acres .................... 362 440 500 to 999 acres .................... 317 389 1,000 acres or more ................. 206 176 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 405 1 543 acres.. 665 894 679 599 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 341 1 518 acres.. 649 542 639 535 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 12 acres.. 961 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 238 243 198 213 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 521 122 657 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 211 958 169 164 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 285 29 049 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 127 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 139 211 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 160 223 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 218 258 $100,000 or more .................... 691 685 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 133 890 122 804 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 773 75 946 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 974 1 092 Other ............................... 501 524 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 767 821 200 days or more ................... 410 440 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 243 297 number.. 13 613 15 019 Beef cows ..................farms.. 169 225 number.. 3 783 4 688 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 22 number.. 1 068 832 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 241 283 number.. 9 536 15 050 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 118 159 number.. 100 281 84 753 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 113 170 number.. 150 790 154 152 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 46 70 number.. 1 382 3 077 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 18 number.. 632 557 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 57 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 200 1 382 acres.. 333 205 331 888 bushels.. 47 087 376 51 671 510 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 27 48 acres.. 791 1 824 tons, green.. 14 463 33 282 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 58 17 acres.. 1 844 771 bushels.. 122 233 26 477 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 1 173 1 339 acres.. 312 613 301 060 bushels.. 14 573 947 13 995 756 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 265 321 acres.. 5 919 7 793 tons, dry.. 17 769 22 966 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 9 acres.. 84 87 @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.