1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCHUYLER COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 477 490 Land in farms ..................acres.. 208 935 207 388 Average size of farm .......acres.. 438 423 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 431 722 312 573 Average per acre .........dollars.. 993 844 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 313 49 729 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 53 54 50 to 179 acres ..................... 164 135 180 to 499 acres .................... 112 133 500 to 999 acres .................... 75 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 451 454 acres.. 144 407 139 576 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 426 436 acres.. 126 590 119 043 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 747 33 502 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 327 68 372 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 31 391 24 220 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 355 9 283 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 45 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 28 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 64 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 88 115 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 62 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 56 56 $100,000 or more .................... 108 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 310 19 652 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 674 40 024 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 273 306 Other ............................... 204 184 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 242 234 200 days or more ................... 161 140 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 239 277 number.. 13 009 13 106 Beef cows ..................farms.. 214 258 number.. 6 656 6 626 Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 10 number.. 164 86 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 235 272 number.. 8 515 7 601 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 93 number.. 21 778 31 645 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 38 97 number.. 54 765 50 757 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 38 number.. 559 1 004 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 8 10 number.. 68 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 341 366 acres.. 56 014 51 803 bushels.. 6 549 459 7 208 862 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 12 12 acres.. 255 285 tons, green.. 3 817 4 711 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 171 232 acres.. 8 295 11 207 bushels.. 433 260 507 761 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 342 343 acres.. 55 285 48 969 bushels.. 2 173 206 1 909 891 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 251 260 acres.. 8 302 8 124 tons, dry.. 20 544 21 684 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 3 acres.. 15 11 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (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.