1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 STEPHENSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 081 1 179 Land in farms ..................acres.. 308 574 314 886 Average size of farm .......acres.. 285 267 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 547 290 353 830 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 978 1 436 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 971 79 854 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 88 10 to 49 acres ...................... 176 157 50 to 179 acres ..................... 256 305 180 to 499 acres .................... 398 472 500 to 999 acres .................... 116 115 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 42 Total cropland .................farms.. 990 1 085 acres.. 277 159 281 905 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 903 1 040 acres.. 253 127 252 705 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 11 acres.. 373 432 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 142 015 129 830 Average per farm .........dollars.. 131 374 110 119 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 59 050 36 040 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 82 966 93 789 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 162 106 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 59 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 172 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 121 127 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 125 224 $100,000 or more .................... 424 426 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 104 441 98 372 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 705 83 508 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 723 889 Other ............................... 358 290 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 479 460 200 days or more ................... 301 268 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 622 731 number.. 59 865 74 744 Beef cows ..................farms.. 196 186 number.. 4 863 3 366 Milk cows ..................farms.. 287 408 number.. 18 386 25 500 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 617 734 number.. 28 398 38 280 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 146 262 number.. 101 862 120 732 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 149 281 number.. 177 748 198 239 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 72 91 number.. 2 432 3 388 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 39 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 2 130 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 748 919 acres.. 144 876 151 696 bushels.. 19 209 692 18 121 255 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 275 396 acres.. 7 687 10 260 tons, green.. 126 443 150 667 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 65 12 acres.. 1 397 336 bushels.. 70 761 16 824 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 471 417 acres.. 58 879 32 320 bushels.. 2 873 181 1 360 300 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 631 802 acres.. 42 734 56 101 tons, dry.. 138 537 174 015 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 18 acres.. 29 1 478 @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.