1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CARROLL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 625 657 Land in farms ..................acres.. 243 305 238 906 Average size of farm .......acres.. 389 364 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 801 774 530 372 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 152 1 433 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 103 165 81 461 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 72 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 150 180 to 499 acres .................... 202 235 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 62 48 Total cropland .................farms.. 578 627 acres.. 213 517 205 296 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 523 600 acres.. 193 693 180 750 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 23 acres.. 8 968 5 023 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 123 059 99 177 Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 895 150 955 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 61 213 36 665 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 61 847 62 512 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 27 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 42 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 62 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 70 105 $100,000 or more .................... 275 261 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 92 009 83 563 Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 450 126 996 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 419 464 Other ............................... 206 193 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 267 265 200 days or more ................... 150 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 300 354 number.. 43 710 55 909 Beef cows ..................farms.. 155 157 number.. 6 122 6 269 Milk cows ..................farms.. 46 73 number.. 3 419 3 559 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 304 358 number.. 68 002 55 701 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 109 166 number.. 63 187 74 727 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 123 172 number.. 128 719 145 078 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 31 number.. 852 1 129 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 22 number.. 845 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 436 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 436 515 acres.. 132 961 133 260 bushels.. 18 289 385 17 491 658 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 110 182 acres.. 4 274 7 493 tons, green.. 76 879 123 221 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 21 8 acres.. 632 192 bushels.. 28 732 7 572 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 293 239 acres.. 39 109 19 557 bushels.. 2 027 762 884 303 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 291 371 acres.. 12 973 16 991 tons, dry.. 44 973 58 682 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 8 acres.. (D) 480 @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.