1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALHOUN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 433 462 Land in farms ..................acres.. 99 483 99 675 Average size of farm .......acres.. 230 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 235 878 212 393 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 383 1 129 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 140 34 282 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 81 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 184 194 180 to 499 acres .................... 106 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 39 1,000 acres or more ................. 16 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 401 430 acres.. 59 123 59 374 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 354 402 acres.. 46 186 41 921 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 7 acres.. 9 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 18 517 17 565 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 765 38 019 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 067 9 034 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 450 8 531 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 113 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 40 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 78 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 73 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 33 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 31 $100,000 or more .................... 35 39 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 174 13 500 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 443 29 221 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 190 200 Other ............................... 243 262 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 260 293 200 days or more ................... 165 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 193 238 number.. 6 393 7 368 Beef cows ..................farms.. 169 212 number.. 3 239 3 650 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 10 number.. 96 73 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 173 218 number.. 2 967 3 808 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 117 number.. 20 636 42 778 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 46 121 number.. 38 121 78 678 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 17 number.. 116 510 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 11 number.. 544 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 217 253 acres.. 19 136 19 575 bushels.. 2 276 141 2 572 366 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 7 11 acres.. 90 310 tons, green.. 1 637 6 296 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 90 132 acres.. 3 831 5 325 bushels.. 207 729 267 572 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 177 181 acres.. 17 612 11 839 bushels.. 748 699 490 253 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 185 222 acres.. 4 466 4 766 tons, dry.. 12 659 10 696 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 9 acres.. 125 90 @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.