1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SALINE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 441 428 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 680 141 703 Average size of farm .......acres.. 296 331 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 300 959 265 860 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 084 921 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 255 45 235 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 121 109 50 to 179 acres ..................... 123 96 180 to 499 acres .................... 99 105 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 73 1,000 acres or more ................. 36 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 391 413 acres.. 114 948 124 245 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 319 377 acres.. 99 810 108 929 Irrigated land .................farms.. 6 5 acres.. 17 130 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 115 27 001 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 091 63 086 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 792 22 854 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 323 4 147 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 141 81 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 59 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 74 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 27 30 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 51 $100,000 or more .................... 85 90 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 603 17 292 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 097 40 403 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 198 212 Other ............................... 243 216 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 238 239 200 days or more ................... 148 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 187 162 number.. 6 413 5 776 Beef cows ..................farms.. 164 139 number.. 3 165 2 738 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 8 number.. 169 55 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 178 151 number.. 2 978 2 687 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 66 number.. 31 006 13 302 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 70 number.. 106 808 23 561 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 9 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 186 245 acres.. 39 728 46 651 bushels.. 3 611 905 5 801 779 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 7 acres.. 208 540 tons, green.. 2 302 7 964 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 79 116 acres.. 6 277 8 431 bushels.. 309 529 408 742 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 190 228 acres.. 44 561 45 358 bushels.. 1 505 945 1 733 611 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 160 143 acres.. 6 932 5 831 tons, dry.. 13 950 11 017 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 7 acres.. 28 33 @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.