1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RANDOLPH COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 843 945 Land in farms ..................acres.. 262 464 270 598 Average size of farm .......acres.. 311 286 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 449 544 274 889 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 529 1 059 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 809 50 403 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 77 10 to 49 acres ...................... 155 148 50 to 179 acres ..................... 265 306 180 to 499 acres .................... 225 253 500 to 999 acres .................... 95 111 1,000 acres or more ................. 60 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 778 874 acres.. 208 421 208 751 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 703 821 acres.. 183 354 176 690 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 7 acres.. 136 298 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 239 44 978 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 596 47 596 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 35 439 28 870 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 801 16 108 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 160 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 97 112 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 104 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 134 200 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 115 120 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 99 103 $100,000 or more .................... 145 139 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 799 34 316 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 391 36 351 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 454 480 Other ............................... 389 465 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 441 537 200 days or more ................... 313 379 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 441 529 number.. 21 223 24 427 Beef cows ..................farms.. 331 396 number.. 7 945 7 960 Milk cows ..................farms.. 30 41 number.. 2 050 2 422 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 435 505 number.. 10 140 11 166 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 109 175 number.. 27 366 38 219 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 110 186 number.. 50 267 66 925 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 30 number.. 777 960 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 43 number.. 1 407 1 868 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 487 587 acres.. 51 614 55 867 bushels.. 4 365 909 6 179 582 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 53 71 acres.. 1 615 1 728 tons, green.. 24 247 25 029 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 466 540 acres.. 40 800 41 385 bushels.. 2 162 899 2 026 298 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 508 589 acres.. 83 639 66 603 bushels.. 2 917 698 2 150 558 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 426 464 acres.. 19 351 17 137 tons, dry.. 48 422 38 798 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 5 acres.. 8 8 @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.