1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 844 953 Land in farms ..................acres.. 264 507 264 140 Average size of farm .......acres.. 313 277 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 668 802 466 912 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 228 1 720 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 020 72 033 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 81 85 10 to 49 acres ...................... 165 190 50 to 179 acres ..................... 225 275 180 to 499 acres .................... 217 234 500 to 999 acres .................... 92 114 1,000 acres or more ................. 64 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 776 873 acres.. 239 008 244 673 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 726 843 acres.. 229 514 230 968 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 33 acres.. 586 1 346 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 78 193 65 608 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 646 68 844 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 63 697 53 082 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 497 12 526 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 149 116 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 76 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 82 87 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 120 198 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 118 161 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 124 132 $100,000 or more .................... 197 183 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 50 524 42 412 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 933 44 551 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 419 521 Other ............................... 425 432 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 458 526 200 days or more ................... 340 364 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 249 302 number.. 8 358 9 712 Beef cows ..................farms.. 152 175 number.. 1 847 2 399 Milk cows ..................farms.. 23 26 number.. 1 144 1 177 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 238 280 number.. 4 208 5 069 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 141 number.. 39 339 41 265 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 73 151 number.. 91 249 84 190 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 44 number.. 400 1 234 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 49 number.. 1 755 3 151 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 553 652 acres.. 86 990 80 417 bushels.. 10 331 146 11 176 653 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 31 42 acres.. 792 946 tons, green.. 11 950 16 778 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 458 619 acres.. 41 384 50 672 bushels.. 2 348 516 2 744 717 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 568 684 acres.. 98 881 93 291 bushels.. 3 920 170 3 647 615 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 230 269 acres.. 5 446 6 082 tons, dry.. 15 479 17 022 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 33 acres.. 678 646 @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.