1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OGLE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 099 1 141 Land in farms ..................acres.. 379 419 392 639 Average size of farm .......acres.. 345 344 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 834 240 556 133 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 458 1 702 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 781 74 543 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 84 89 10 to 49 acres ...................... 181 150 50 to 179 acres ..................... 303 302 180 to 499 acres .................... 277 342 500 to 999 acres .................... 176 185 1,000 acres or more ................. 78 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 007 1 066 acres.. 342 689 359 628 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 933 1 021 acres.. 319 916 322 019 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 24 acres.. 1 457 3 669 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 148 907 132 187 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 493 115 852 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 98 187 71 214 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 50 720 60 973 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 98 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 51 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 137 166 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 151 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 154 211 $100,000 or more .................... 404 371 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 108 615 106 010 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 011 92 992 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 623 760 Other ............................... 476 381 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 581 561 200 days or more ................... 379 344 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 383 416 number.. 40 474 46 607 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 231 number.. 7 616 7 624 Milk cows ..................farms.. 57 69 number.. 2 679 2 736 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 382 430 number.. 36 788 45 709 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 140 216 number.. 81 189 111 833 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 149 229 number.. 179 154 213 861 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 71 76 number.. 4 485 3 690 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 769 899 acres.. 197 212 214 800 bushels.. 26 853 755 27 944 880 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 118 163 acres.. 4 022 5 158 tons, green.. 62 670 82 501 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 76 23 acres.. 2 040 960 bushels.. 123 921 53 094 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 645 683 acres.. 101 461 77 427 bushels.. 4 882 696 3 408 140 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 444 491 acres.. 16 215 16 894 tons, dry.. 48 660 54 041 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 30 86 acres.. 1 487 6 945 @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.