1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CASS COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 417 429 Land in farms ..................acres.. 192 156 209 437 Average size of farm .......acres.. 461 488 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 861 566 686 093 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 857 1 398 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 133 96 350 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 23 10 to 49 acres ...................... 63 58 50 to 179 acres ..................... 96 80 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 108 500 to 999 acres .................... 73 96 1,000 acres or more ................. 63 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 371 395 acres.. 160 247 173 458 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 324 377 acres.. 144 129 156 983 Irrigated land .................farms.. 52 44 acres.. 8 746 7 787 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 74 171 61 901 Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 869 144 290 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 608 39 386 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 564 22 515 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 72 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 25 31 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 39 29 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 46 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 52 $100,000 or more .................... 158 180 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 148 43 223 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 145 100 286 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 257 291 Other ............................... 160 138 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 190 174 200 days or more ................... 106 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 122 166 number.. 7 805 9 988 Beef cows ..................farms.. 97 134 number.. 2 584 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 0 2 number.. 0 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 130 169 number.. 5 737 6 967 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 116 number.. 116 346 104 165 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 121 number.. 252 357 164 848 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 12 number.. 189 372 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 7 number.. (D) 501 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 266 321 acres.. 73 573 81 986 bushels.. 8 990 941 12 090 530 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 6 acres.. 242 284 tons, green.. 4 394 3 990 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 122 127 acres.. 5 929 4 890 bushels.. 306 221 206 148 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 265 322 acres.. 61 693 66 679 bushels.. 2 474 344 2 662 073 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 104 149 acres.. 2 730 3 747 tons, dry.. 7 420 10 755 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 12 10 acres.. 199 169 @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.