1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONTGOMERY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 980 1 104 Land in farms ..................acres.. 361 022 371 936 Average size of farm .......acres.. 368 337 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 685 525 423 252 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 985 1 300 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 073 67 308 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 54 10 to 49 acres ...................... 143 163 50 to 179 acres ..................... 262 296 180 to 499 acres .................... 258 328 500 to 999 acres .................... 192 199 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 921 1 038 acres.. 324 268 337 991 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 848 1 004 acres.. 309 418 311 607 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 4 acres.. 225 13 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 109 153 97 960 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 381 88 732 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 85 306 73 219 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 847 24 741 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 148 107 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 99 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 107 148 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 139 187 $100,000 or more .................... 337 319 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 67 443 64 816 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 820 58 764 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 569 684 Other ............................... 411 420 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 467 528 200 days or more ................... 305 340 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 344 413 number.. 13 335 15 326 Beef cows ..................farms.. 254 311 number.. 4 447 5 027 Milk cows ..................farms.. 20 26 number.. 1 082 1 347 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 332 399 number.. 8 010 10 235 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 116 225 number.. 67 370 87 772 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 122 235 number.. 171 645 163 421 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 33 number.. 434 654 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 27 number.. 2 236 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 692 826 acres.. 143 560 136 243 bushels.. 18 323 560 20 976 118 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 53 48 acres.. 1 124 1 709 tons, green.. 18 464 35 367 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 364 489 acres.. 23 369 29 390 bushels.. 1 380 180 1 709 608 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 708 832 acres.. 139 080 135 029 bushels.. 5 518 107 5 611 065 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 272 325 acres.. 6 602 7 973 tons, dry.. 18 217 21 315 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 0 acres.. 12 0 @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.