1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PULASKI COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 239 218 Land in farms ..................acres.. 83 127 82 426 Average size of farm .......acres.. 348 378 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 400 179 282 471 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 257 800 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 674 55 584 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 38 38 50 to 179 acres ..................... 85 72 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 50 500 to 999 acres .................... 25 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 219 204 acres.. 70 547 72 397 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 171 184 acres.. 58 923 60 330 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 7 acres.. (D) 556 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 328 15 603 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 134 71 574 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 837 12 404 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 491 3 199 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 70 38 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 22 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 28 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 42 46 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 18 21 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 22 27 $100,000 or more .................... 40 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 817 10 573 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 246 48 501 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 113 124 Other ............................... 126 94 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 135 118 200 days or more ................... 91 71 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 91 89 number.. 5 415 5 722 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 76 number.. (D) 2 382 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 3 number.. (D) 266 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 93 85 number.. 3 056 4 290 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 22 number.. 2 862 2 119 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 24 number.. 4 581 6 856 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) 58 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 4 number.. (D) 172 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 84 82 acres.. 15 739 17 178 bushels.. 1 691 160 2 365 531 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 5 acres.. 154 280 tons, green.. 2 745 5 557 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 57 63 acres.. 6 410 4 883 bushels.. 305 837 242 786 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 104 121 acres.. 35 175 32 874 bushels.. 1 127 913 1 196 354 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 86 89 acres.. 4 854 5 044 tons, dry.. 10 787 10 099 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 9 acres.. (D) 192 @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.