1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUREAU COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 155 1 273 Land in farms ..................acres.. 483 993 482 169 Average size of farm .......acres.. 419 379 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 924 300 612 973 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 252 1 638 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 354 85 295 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 60 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 117 118 50 to 179 acres ..................... 255 282 180 to 499 acres .................... 358 436 500 to 999 acres .................... 254 254 1,000 acres or more ................. 111 95 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 085 1 190 acres.. 440 724 441 470 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 050 1 165 acres.. 429 051 408 486 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 32 acres.. 4 953 3 962 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 198 887 169 261 Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 197 132 962 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 163 441 126 259 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 35 446 43 002 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 79 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 76 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 83 158 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 147 197 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 222 259 $100,000 or more .................... 506 456 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 136 330 120 299 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 035 94 501 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 729 846 Other ............................... 426 427 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 599 649 200 days or more ................... 347 333 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 268 323 number.. 19 747 23 532 Beef cows ..................farms.. 168 207 number.. 5 943 6 661 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 23 number.. 786 666 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 271 316 number.. 17 907 22 879 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 139 277 number.. 96 387 142 146 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 148 299 number.. 171 831 261 533 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 68 number.. 1 472 2 274 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 36 number.. 1 289 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 160 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 970 1 080 acres.. 253 082 258 530 bushels.. 32 680 964 35 818 997 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 61 acres.. 1 152 1 952 tons, green.. 18 685 33 644 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 78 38 acres.. 2 386 1 028 bushels.. 137 746 39 131 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 905 975 acres.. 167 823 140 086 bushels.. 7 860 001 5 890 788 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 250 353 acres.. 5 924 8 526 tons, dry.. 18 376 24 804 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 23 acres.. 557 933 @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.