1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PIKE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 028 1 103 Land in farms ..................acres.. 461 360 443 475 Average size of farm .......acres.. 449 402 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 645 143 375 638 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 394 945 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 093 56 152 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 58 10 to 49 acres ...................... 138 135 50 to 179 acres ..................... 291 301 180 to 499 acres .................... 297 336 500 to 999 acres .................... 148 157 1,000 acres or more ................. 123 116 Total cropland .................farms.. 954 1 009 acres.. 341 546 335 504 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 823 941 acres.. 282 194 266 455 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 10 acres.. 1 123 1 478 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 123 842 97 272 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 469 88 188 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 80 751 56 576 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 091 40 696 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 204 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 94 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 205 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 129 150 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 110 163 $100,000 or more .................... 280 265 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 85 548 66 746 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 137 60 513 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 571 674 Other ............................... 457 429 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 489 512 200 days or more ................... 321 338 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 435 515 number.. 28 189 32 556 Beef cows ..................farms.. 371 439 number.. 13 736 15 222 Milk cows ..................farms.. 12 17 number.. 177 399 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 429 500 number.. 17 674 17 753 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 181 424 number.. 123 771 176 670 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 196 435 number.. 310 265 316 624 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 39 50 number.. 1 458 1 285 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 30 number.. 572 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 644 737 acres.. 138 527 123 507 bushels.. 18 134 000 17 163 919 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 29 53 acres.. 1 015 1 803 tons, green.. 10 926 24 137 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 287 419 acres.. 20 299 27 700 bushels.. 1 147 916 1 506 450 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 580 654 acres.. 109 393 98 757 bushels.. 4 762 364 3 768 812 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 399 481 acres.. 17 307 18 672 tons, dry.. 50 040 53 027 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 5 acres.. 110 70 @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.