1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STARK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 354 362 Land in farms ..................acres.. 179 711 169 622 Average size of farm .......acres.. 508 469 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 112 680 868 101 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 433 1 774 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 722 96 109 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 50 29 50 to 179 acres ..................... 57 69 180 to 499 acres .................... 96 103 500 to 999 acres .................... 84 93 1,000 acres or more ................. 54 44 Total cropland .................farms.. 328 343 acres.. 164 995 160 082 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 314 336 acres.. 158 783 147 779 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 65 450 46 636 Average per farm .........dollars.. 184 888 128 828 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 505 39 975 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 946 6 661 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 13 13 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 20 22 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 30 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 34 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 58 $100,000 or more .................... 187 167 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 255 31 492 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 240 86 994 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 273 272 Other ............................... 81 90 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 147 161 200 days or more ................... 76 77 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 100 96 number.. 4 810 3 587 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 80 number.. 1 931 1 545 Milk cows ..................farms.. 9 4 number.. 323 121 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 99 93 number.. 2 593 1 940 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 63 number.. 32 477 31 308 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 51 63 number.. 74 799 55 662 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 12 number.. 396 383 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 4 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 278 309 acres.. 89 484 85 985 bushels.. 12 961 290 12 562 043 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 16 16 acres.. 275 185 tons, green.. 5 239 2 832 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 18 12 acres.. 375 408 bushels.. 22 254 20 045 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 270 282 acres.. 66 253 60 446 bushels.. 3 308 831 2 604 176 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 85 91 acres.. 2 945 2 183 tons, dry.. 9 990 6 496 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 @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.