1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PUTNAM COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 190 201 Land in farms ..................acres.. 76 950 78 081 Average size of farm .......acres.. 405 388 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 126 101 622 828 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 428 1 654 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 223 100 363 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 12 12 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 25 50 to 179 acres ..................... 40 38 180 to 499 acres .................... 58 64 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 178 188 acres.. 65 421 66 975 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 174 185 acres.. 63 073 62 010 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 41 977 32 719 Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 931 162 781 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 37 681 27 503 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 296 5 216 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 20 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 10 6 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 7 16 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 20 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 26 42 $100,000 or more .................... 77 68 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 135 22 842 Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 869 114 212 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 115 122 Other ............................... 75 79 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 111 110 200 days or more ................... 70 56 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 69 66 number.. 3 057 4 100 Beef cows ..................farms.. 42 49 number.. 814 924 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 6 number.. 192 152 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 67 66 number.. 3 133 3 745 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 40 number.. 9 667 14 433 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 18 40 number.. 16 115 29 510 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 7 number.. 249 341 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 151 167 acres.. 33 579 34 505 bushels.. 4 571 006 4 896 003 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 11 acres.. 131 324 tons, green.. 1 989 5 300 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 19 16 acres.. 879 387 bushels.. 50 700 15 659 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 150 153 acres.. 27 158 25 427 bushels.. 1 271 306 1 180 225 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 65 70 acres.. 1 451 1 406 tons, dry.. 4 867 4 145 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 5 acres.. (D) 31 @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.