1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 618 632 Land in farms ..................acres.. 170 072 175 847 Average size of farm .......acres.. 275 278 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 498 631 403 414 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 907 1 493 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 596 60 249 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 167 137 50 to 179 acres ..................... 174 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 129 152 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 574 585 acres.. 135 315 145 790 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 523 559 acres.. 122 745 125 835 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 28 acres.. 3 927 3 678 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 49 789 52 304 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 565 82 760 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 272 27 631 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 517 24 674 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 122 88 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 61 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 96 105 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 72 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 62 78 $100,000 or more .................... 140 147 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 34 099 39 026 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 266 61 847 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 318 374 Other ............................... 300 258 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 338 303 200 days or more ................... 239 206 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 250 271 number.. 11 480 17 598 Beef cows ..................farms.. 199 219 number.. 4 788 5 326 Milk cows ..................farms.. 14 9 number.. 281 250 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 238 270 number.. 6 685 16 240 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 129 number.. 44 314 70 060 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 66 134 number.. 67 167 122 467 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 55 number.. 1 014 1 572 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 10 number.. 2 044 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 353 435 acres.. 67 911 73 607 bushels.. 8 516 189 9 793 064 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 30 acres.. 507 546 tons, green.. 11 116 9 215 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 25 17 acres.. 626 663 bushels.. 35 975 28 928 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 322 337 acres.. 46 913 41 762 bushels.. 2 139 458 1 805 321 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 271 318 acres.. 7 290 8 816 tons, dry.. 22 808 27 088 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 11 acres.. 370 48 @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.