1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POPE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 282 246 Land in farms ..................acres.. 72 233 67 998 Average size of farm .......acres.. 256 276 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 975 219 075 Average per acre .........dollars.. 834 785 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 788 29 054 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 104 180 to 499 acres .................... 91 69 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 262 231 acres.. 42 932 40 399 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 198 199 acres.. 21 654 22 010 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. 8 (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 720 4 949 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 738 20 118 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 863 2 436 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 857 2 514 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 110 62 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 43 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 62 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 28 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 7 $100,000 or more .................... 10 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 682 5 009 Average per farm .........dollars.. 13 104 20 363 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 115 109 Other ............................... 167 137 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 159 139 200 days or more ................... 113 90 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 149 133 number.. 8 826 7 419 Beef cows ..................farms.. 130 124 number.. (D) 3 419 Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 5 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 147 130 number.. 3 572 4 356 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 41 number.. 2 733 4 120 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 41 number.. 3 637 6 897 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 4 5 number.. (D) 54 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 51 78 acres.. 4 523 6 462 bushels.. 330 594 679 464 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 6 3 acres.. 95 90 tons, green.. 835 950 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 16 18 acres.. 585 786 bushels.. 23 519 26 392 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 61 61 acres.. 9 066 6 353 bushels.. 256 390 195 051 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 150 146 acres.. 7 340 7 242 tons, dry.. 12 715 11 041 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 13 @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.