1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RICHLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 495 545 Land in farms ..................acres.. 197 224 188 999 Average size of farm .......acres.. 398 347 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 614 315 401 164 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 566 1 132 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 892 61 747 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 132 133 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 136 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 91 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 454 516 acres.. 174 765 169 570 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 418 494 acres.. 166 117 155 479 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 8 acres.. (D) 54 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 59 412 45 610 Average per farm .........dollars.. 120 024 83 687 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 38 925 29 011 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 486 16 598 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 74 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 33 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 40 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 79 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 77 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 95 $100,000 or more .................... 146 129 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 613 32 777 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 260 60 031 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 263 307 Other ............................... 232 238 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 271 289 200 days or more ................... 188 210 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 141 169 number.. 6 648 5 993 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 125 number.. 2 609 2 212 Milk cows ..................farms.. 8 15 number.. 635 552 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 131 149 number.. 2 826 2 927 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 58 117 number.. 45 047 52 956 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 58 124 number.. 84 690 90 993 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 4 number.. 189 21 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 27 number.. (D) 1 247 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 329 398 acres.. 69 061 64 949 bushels.. 6 621 674 8 115 862 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 33 32 acres.. 1 051 888 tons, green.. 18 425 15 422 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 196 300 acres.. 15 578 19 888 bushels.. 791 273 987 868 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 363 402 acres.. 83 215 68 936 bushels.. 3 168 767 2 565 101 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 113 148 acres.. 4 003 3 745 tons, dry.. 9 465 8 039 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 6 @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.