1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONROE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 556 589 Land in farms ..................acres.. 186 781 187 039 Average size of farm .......acres.. 336 318 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 631 566 442 464 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 943 1 374 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 814 78 120 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 46 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 115 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 156 180 to 499 acres .................... 137 157 500 to 999 acres .................... 72 75 1,000 acres or more ................. 45 45 Total cropland .................farms.. 500 534 acres.. 154 216 155 153 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 450 487 acres.. 140 766 137 709 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 16 acres.. 1 575 1 448 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 384 41 264 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 821 70 058 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 248 26 234 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 17 136 15 030 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 119 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 50 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 62 94 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 69 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 73 78 $100,000 or more .................... 136 126 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 811 29 056 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 408 49 332 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 298 322 Other ............................... 258 267 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 311 307 200 days or more ................... 223 215 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 210 224 number.. 10 018 10 300 Beef cows ..................farms.. 150 155 number.. 3 455 3 064 Milk cows ..................farms.. 17 19 number.. 947 1 146 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 200 214 number.. 4 758 4 952 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 126 number.. 51 094 50 650 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 77 133 number.. 92 739 97 806 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 36 number.. 806 896 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 35 number.. (D) 22 219 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 300 318 acres.. 38 395 41 644 bushels.. 4 065 208 5 160 163 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 25 acres.. 1 044 1 051 tons, green.. 16 806 17 684 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 332 365 acres.. 39 176 40 789 bushels.. 2 142 547 2 161 491 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 333 369 acres.. 61 242 49 233 bushels.. 2 272 528 1 833 569 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 185 206 acres.. 6 776 6 495 tons, dry.. 20 904 16 697 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 11 acres.. 425 317 @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.