1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHELBY COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 250 1 305 Land in farms ..................acres.. 418 688 402 212 Average size of farm .......acres.. 335 308 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 651 007 442 085 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 061 1 457 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 781 65 125 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 65 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 234 235 50 to 179 acres ..................... 339 356 180 to 499 acres .................... 338 361 500 to 999 acres .................... 181 204 1,000 acres or more ................. 93 73 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 187 1 234 acres.. 375 723 362 853 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 102 1 192 acres.. 352 245 331 942 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 11 acres.. 123 287 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 112 466 102 597 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 973 78 618 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 87 783 78 956 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 683 23 641 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 226 170 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 87 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 116 146 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 166 194 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 135 171 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 176 213 $100,000 or more .................... 337 324 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 087 62 202 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 269 47 628 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 691 785 Other ............................... 559 520 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 641 657 200 days or more ................... 395 392 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 395 497 number.. 19 107 20 502 Beef cows ..................farms.. 285 375 number.. 6 324 7 698 Milk cows ..................farms.. 33 37 number.. 2 291 2 132 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 376 472 number.. 10 565 11 745 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 121 233 number.. 69 127 71 518 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 126 246 number.. 130 727 130 720 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 16 26 number.. 453 803 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 43 number.. (D) 4 473 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 888 1 000 acres.. 165 768 157 026 bushels.. 20 254 029 24 204 809 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 63 94 acres.. 2 116 2 929 tons, green.. 36 103 54 733 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 463 543 acres.. 22 449 22 290 bushels.. 1 291 279 1 223 357 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 886 945 acres.. 156 713 144 061 bushels.. 6 019 204 6 093 881 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 395 453 acres.. 9 659 9 730 tons, dry.. 23 591 25 895 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 5 acres.. 47 31 @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.