1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MOULTRIE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 464 491 Land in farms ..................acres.. 172 657 184 599 Average size of farm .......acres.. 372 376 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 149 073 802 052 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 909 2 043 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 332 94 697 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 53 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 125 139 180 to 499 acres .................... 85 93 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 54 Total cropland .................farms.. 441 463 acres.. 164 858 175 978 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 415 452 acres.. 161 287 167 555 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 2 acres.. 34 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 951 55 715 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 583 113 472 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 48 635 47 324 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 315 8 391 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 62 36 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 38 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 30 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 61 70 $100,000 or more .................... 153 164 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 857 33 318 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 967 67 858 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 276 312 Other ............................... 188 179 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 253 244 200 days or more ................... 149 132 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 142 137 number.. 4 347 3 947 Beef cows ..................farms.. 64 62 number.. 968 1 000 Milk cows ..................farms.. 45 49 number.. 1 100 917 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 129 122 number.. 2 060 1 933 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 49 75 number.. 16 839 25 748 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 86 number.. 30 106 57 940 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 21 number.. 321 332 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 22 number.. 2 877 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 340 401 acres.. 80 236 84 971 bushels.. 11 023 479 14 715 916 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 32 38 acres.. 427 452 tons, green.. 7 411 7 832 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 55 69 acres.. 1 433 1 823 bushels.. 86 628 100 622 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 329 379 acres.. 75 962 78 519 bushels.. 3 208 140 3 744 526 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 149 146 acres.. 3 211 2 900 tons, dry.. 9 435 8 574 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 4 acres.. 451 20 @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.