1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SANGAMON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 993 1 046 Land in farms ..................acres.. 466 956 446 750 Average size of farm .......acres.. 470 427 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 165 061 868 047 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 570 2 123 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 659 88 043 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 92 106 10 to 49 acres ...................... 220 216 50 to 179 acres ..................... 207 194 180 to 499 acres .................... 165 210 500 to 999 acres .................... 163 188 1,000 acres or more ................. 146 132 Total cropland .................farms.. 924 967 acres.. 436 440 413 834 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 857 927 acres.. 419 110 390 699 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 19 acres.. 394 335 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 162 564 137 833 Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 710 131 772 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 144 018 113 767 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 547 24 066 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 169 132 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 86 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 90 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 100 133 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 97 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 87 108 $100,000 or more .................... 373 400 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 95 225 83 571 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 800 79 896 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 600 700 Other ............................... 393 346 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 471 466 200 days or more ................... 311 287 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 293 334 number.. 12 098 13 748 Beef cows ..................farms.. 231 286 number.. 5 211 5 947 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 8 number.. 600 194 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 287 321 number.. 6 599 7 375 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 73 138 number.. 69 197 74 258 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 145 number.. 104 196 127 831 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 52 number.. 794 1 522 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 30 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 662 751 acres.. 210 017 197 651 bushels.. 29 748 901 32 314 473 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 23 acres.. 175 1 862 tons, green.. 2 300 26 468 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 98 95 acres.. 2 986 3 198 bushels.. 180 089 179 767 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 643 733 acres.. 201 881 184 145 bushels.. 8 804 263 8 892 090 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 264 278 acres.. 5 800 6 029 tons, dry.. 16 386 16 339 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 10 13 acres.. 95 67 @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.