1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MENARD COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 352 375 Land in farms ..................acres.. 170 231 164 158 Average size of farm .......acres.. 484 438 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 963 071 715 937 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 112 1 539 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 152 82 976 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 57 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 78 78 180 to 499 acres .................... 79 73 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 331 345 acres.. 152 864 148 611 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 313 331 acres.. 142 552 133 747 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 10 acres.. 927 936 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 380 47 505 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 808 126 679 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 658 34 493 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 722 13 012 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 24 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 27 38 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 39 48 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 27 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 45 $100,000 or more .................... 149 139 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 416 33 102 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 568 88 273 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 213 233 Other ............................... 139 142 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 166 181 200 days or more ................... 110 112 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 139 143 number.. 8 371 10 831 Beef cows ..................farms.. 109 110 number.. 3 094 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 4 number.. 214 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 139 147 number.. 5 595 6 815 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 57 number.. 26 311 49 812 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 35 62 number.. 51 134 78 910 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 21 number.. 155 587 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 22 number.. 166 2 352 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 254 258 acres.. 70 379 67 358 bushels.. 9 227 651 10 411 084 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 12 acres.. 312 236 tons, green.. 5 060 3 094 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 81 70 acres.. 3 530 2 601 bushels.. 225 847 150 424 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 258 252 acres.. 65 991 60 542 bushels.. 2 798 278 2 663 034 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 130 154 acres.. 3 371 4 222 tons, dry.. 11 083 13 472 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 65 @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.