1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARION COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 882 861 Land in farms ..................acres.. 249 395 253 916 Average size of farm .......acres.. 283 295 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 298 312 245 552 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 193 831 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 966 40 118 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 188 171 50 to 179 acres ..................... 297 260 180 to 499 acres .................... 214 240 500 to 999 acres .................... 109 115 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 814 804 acres.. 203 088 208 007 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 665 747 acres.. 174 629 179 897 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 15 acres.. 153 97 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 599 42 596 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 037 49 472 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 300 30 096 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 299 12 499 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 283 178 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 80 103 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 73 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 134 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 100 124 $100,000 or more .................... 144 126 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 683 29 692 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 638 34 446 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 397 444 Other ............................... 485 417 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 510 486 200 days or more ................... 362 320 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 316 322 number.. 15 074 13 684 Beef cows ..................farms.. 261 253 number.. 6 807 4 927 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 27 number.. 476 875 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 309 303 number.. 9 276 7 647 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 104 number.. 13 707 21 203 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 54 112 number.. 40 171 40 262 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 24 number.. 222 661 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 397 441 acres.. 50 509 44 767 bushels.. 4 736 151 4 916 645 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 34 33 acres.. 763 905 tons, green.. 9 198 12 297 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 305 410 acres.. 23 109 33 308 bushels.. 1 267 707 1 693 666 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 475 543 acres.. 89 008 78 729 bushels.. 3 089 687 2 626 138 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 299 313 acres.. 9 546 10 538 tons, dry.. 20 494 21 221 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 12 acres.. 113 81 @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.