1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MORGAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 780 864 Land in farms ..................acres.. 305 585 311 266 Average size of farm .......acres.. 392 360 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 886 862 594 822 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 319 1 688 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 421 74 601 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 120 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 190 211 180 to 499 acres .................... 206 219 500 to 999 acres .................... 140 157 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 722 787 acres.. 266 939 264 799 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 684 760 acres.. 247 339 239 921 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 10 acres.. 2 119 2 162 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 148 85 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 123 266 98 425 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 75 043 60 236 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 104 24 803 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 40 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 116 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 96 114 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 121 136 $100,000 or more .................... 258 258 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 515 57 144 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 737 66 062 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 492 575 Other ............................... 288 289 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 352 366 200 days or more ................... 217 227 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 294 339 number.. 17 507 19 483 Beef cows ..................farms.. 262 279 number.. 7 738 6 585 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 9 number.. 203 166 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 297 335 number.. 10 603 11 674 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 106 199 number.. 71 988 94 103 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 111 212 number.. 125 484 172 176 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 46 number.. 647 2 622 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 568 647 acres.. 122 333 121 830 bushels.. 16 276 018 18 251 974 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 26 29 acres.. 777 1 346 tons, green.. 10 737 18 563 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 180 209 acres.. 8 183 6 695 bushels.. 473 248 375 643 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 550 607 acres.. 114 837 107 310 bushels.. 5 145 968 4 794 416 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 267 306 acres.. 5 805 5 949 tons, dry.. 15 458 18 447 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 11 acres.. (D) 39 @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.