1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PEORIA COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 924 957 Land in farms ..................acres.. 267 283 261 482 Average size of farm .......acres.. 289 273 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 608 718 473 037 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 253 1 783 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 069 55 956 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 67 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 199 206 50 to 179 acres ..................... 292 295 180 to 499 acres .................... 189 210 500 to 999 acres .................... 121 123 1,000 acres or more ................. 56 53 Total cropland .................farms.. 857 892 acres.. 224 387 225 107 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 807 860 acres.. 211 713 206 392 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 21 acres.. 3 364 2 738 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 189 63 924 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 538 66 796 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 66 634 50 702 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 555 13 222 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 183 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 85 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 167 169 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 88 120 $100,000 or more .................... 215 193 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 478 44 582 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 548 46 585 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 461 506 Other ............................... 463 451 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 541 523 200 days or more ................... 376 372 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 347 390 number.. 13 049 14 106 Beef cows ..................farms.. 281 311 number.. 5 447 5 938 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 18 number.. 429 605 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 336 372 number.. 7 757 8 360 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 107 number.. 22 577 34 861 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 72 121 number.. 40 921 65 900 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 54 number.. 689 1 193 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 13 number.. 479 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 606 679 acres.. 108 238 108 255 bushels.. 14 496 871 15 066 314 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 36 24 acres.. 972 856 tons, green.. 15 272 13 462 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 115 123 acres.. 3 616 4 111 bushels.. 180 651 141 516 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 538 612 acres.. 89 877 83 809 bushels.. 3 973 217 3 530 399 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 398 429 acres.. 9 023 9 605 tons, dry.. 27 592 28 133 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 20 25 acres.. 343 963 @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.