1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PIATT COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 448 511 Land in farms ..................acres.. 253 317 251 277 Average size of farm .......acres.. 565 492 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 579 008 972 596 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 905 2 051 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 184 99 268 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 92 95 180 to 499 acres .................... 92 127 500 to 999 acres .................... 119 146 1,000 acres or more ................. 82 67 Total cropland .................farms.. 439 503 acres.. 245 205 242 614 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 435 498 acres.. 241 246 229 891 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 4 acres.. 255 220 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 83 439 70 263 Average per farm .........dollars.. 186 248 137 500 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 78 165 66 274 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 275 3 989 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 21 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 55 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 65 82 $100,000 or more .................... 232 246 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 46 846 40 490 Average per farm .........dollars.. 104 800 79 391 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 319 370 Other ............................... 129 141 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 199 205 200 days or more ................... 101 112 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 62 57 number.. 2 860 3 105 Beef cows ..................farms.. 47 46 number.. (D) 1 253 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 140 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 61 61 number.. 1 271 1 872 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 26 number.. 15 839 16 551 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 28 number.. 33 130 32 938 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 9 number.. 162 301 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 6 number.. 152 85 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 390 451 acres.. 120 007 117 130 bushels.. 16 982 962 19 869 505 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 19 acres.. 247 452 tons, green.. 2 980 11 985 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 29 12 acres.. 927 1 313 bushels.. 53 246 53 666 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 387 443 acres.. 120 098 111 157 bushels.. 5 395 970 5 257 995 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 67 76 acres.. 1 387 1 293 tons, dry.. 4 250 4 257 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 8 acres.. 23 45 @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.