1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SCOTT COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 327 337 Land in farms ..................acres.. 145 529 128 867 Average size of farm .......acres.. 445 382 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 693 580 446 768 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 663 1 073 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 703 80 697 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 59 57 50 to 179 acres ..................... 80 77 180 to 499 acres .................... 68 90 500 to 999 acres .................... 57 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 42 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 287 300 acres.. 117 428 103 270 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 270 282 acres.. 104 741 90 180 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 11 acres.. 3 536 4 301 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 34 929 30 849 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 817 91 539 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 453 20 625 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 476 10 223 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 52 28 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 30 25 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 36 34 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 38 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 45 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 39 46 $100,000 or more .................... 106 102 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 20 111 20 680 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 314 61 364 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 209 208 Other ............................... 118 129 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 142 143 200 days or more ................... 92 94 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 157 167 number.. 8 337 7 418 Beef cows ..................farms.. 145 146 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 159 164 number.. 4 224 4 047 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 56 116 number.. 16 712 42 627 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 121 number.. 27 630 81 077 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 28 number.. 400 736 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 9 number.. (D) 495 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 215 251 acres.. 51 214 46 134 bushels.. 6 717 923 6 930 900 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 10 7 acres.. 156 294 tons, green.. 2 449 3 754 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 115 113 acres.. 6 436 5 547 bushels.. 380 873 309 933 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 218 229 acres.. 44 140 36 373 bushels.. 1 911 645 1 493 981 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 131 135 acres.. 2 895 3 066 tons, dry.. 8 751 8 810 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) @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.