1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARSHALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 494 524 Land in farms ..................acres.. 227 521 203 749 Average size of farm .......acres.. 461 389 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 999 944 727 492 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 193 1 785 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 340 83 638 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 39 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 119 124 180 to 499 acres .................... 163 190 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 100 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 472 504 acres.. 197 038 181 037 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 463 489 acres.. 187 063 166 281 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 16 acres.. 4 374 2 446 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 644 50 141 Average per farm .........dollars.. 136 931 95 688 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 60 033 41 658 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 610 8 483 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 45 32 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 24 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 90 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 87 $100,000 or more .................... 219 175 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 39 913 36 366 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 795 69 269 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 318 347 Other ............................... 176 177 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 257 267 200 days or more ................... 146 152 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 151 169 number.. 11 586 9 855 Beef cows ..................farms.. 135 150 number.. 4 683 3 942 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 7 number.. 216 215 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 148 168 number.. 6 228 6 541 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 58 number.. 14 628 17 731 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 40 64 number.. 24 453 32 678 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 25 number.. 570 720 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 413 435 acres.. 97 473 86 775 bushels.. 13 140 114 12 809 123 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 11 14 acres.. 359 323 tons, green.. 5 225 4 430 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 52 52 acres.. 2 574 2 342 bushels.. 135 610 68 882 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 380 412 acres.. 79 668 70 630 bushels.. 3 728 582 3 048 295 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 156 178 acres.. 5 287 6 038 tons, dry.. 16 930 19 605 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 17 acres.. 3 288 1 684 @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.