1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MASSAC COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 400 401 Land in farms ..................acres.. 103 769 98 838 Average size of farm .......acres.. 259 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 280 235 174 935 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 238 710 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 182 42 903 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 98 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 146 150 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 104 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 364 365 acres.. 84 491 79 335 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 305 327 acres.. 69 221 59 941 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 15 acres.. 3 979 4 311 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 19 919 16 102 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 797 40 154 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 837 10 490 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 082 5 612 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 69 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 49 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 99 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 51 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 19 14 $100,000 or more .................... 55 51 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 775 12 949 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 525 32 291 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 196 201 Other ............................... 204 200 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 191 211 200 days or more ................... 149 153 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 198 233 number.. 11 184 10 841 Beef cows ..................farms.. 179 202 number.. 5 652 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 2 number.. 75 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 190 228 number.. 4 649 5 578 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 70 number.. 17 930 15 136 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 72 number.. 31 750 27 366 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 5 number.. 86 168 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 3 10 number.. 13 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 154 178 acres.. 25 020 23 568 bushels.. 2 195 772 2 801 028 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 9 acres.. 528 457 tons, green.. 4 938 5 560 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 46 52 acres.. 3 282 2 713 bushels.. 149 925 124 663 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 158 167 acres.. 34 299 24 541 bushels.. 1 087 307 861 790 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 189 204 acres.. 8 483 7 903 tons, dry.. 20 286 17 902 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) 68 @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.