1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MACOUPIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 206 1 308 Land in farms ..................acres.. 395 696 402 310 Average size of farm .......acres.. 328 308 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 644 825 403 253 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 028 1 354 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 760 61 121 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 226 230 50 to 179 acres ..................... 357 382 180 to 499 acres .................... 287 351 500 to 999 acres .................... 182 194 1,000 acres or more ................. 87 80 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 092 1 192 acres.. 336 164 341 267 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 005 1 128 acres.. 313 476 310 297 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 668 351 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 120 711 115 908 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 092 88 615 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 85 899 73 569 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 34 812 42 339 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 213 159 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 99 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 124 127 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 168 219 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 152 173 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 141 194 $100,000 or more .................... 331 337 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 80 394 78 159 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 551 59 755 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 681 793 Other ............................... 525 515 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 634 658 200 days or more ................... 404 420 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 478 508 number.. 28 635 26 874 Beef cows ..................farms.. 373 386 number.. 10 275 8 085 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 34 number.. 1 412 1 716 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 455 496 number.. 25 120 19 719 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 145 280 number.. 92 159 148 170 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 153 307 number.. 156 604 259 986 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 72 number.. 2 120 5 843 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 47 41 number.. 1 037 2 136 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 777 917 acres.. 145 396 137 074 bushels.. 18 020 106 21 136 563 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 73 95 acres.. 2 025 2 817 tons, green.. 35 944 46 916 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 428 529 acres.. 18 206 26 132 bushels.. 1 088 368 1 445 650 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 795 907 acres.. 140 381 134 709 bushels.. 5 488 876 5 745 426 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 448 446 acres.. 10 884 10 743 tons, dry.. 30 501 29 751 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 9 acres.. 59 19 @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.