1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TAZEWELL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 909 1 008 Land in farms ..................acres.. 328 289 336 450 Average size of farm .......acres.. 361 334 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 005 963 702 793 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 824 2 026 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 761 70 322 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 80 89 10 to 49 acres ...................... 158 183 50 to 179 acres ..................... 219 216 180 to 499 acres .................... 207 277 500 to 999 acres .................... 164 173 1,000 acres or more ................. 81 70 Total cropland .................farms.. 854 941 acres.. 305 386 313 429 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 815 906 acres.. 294 395 290 548 Irrigated land .................farms.. 107 93 acres.. 30 487 22 625 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 123 163 103 401 Average per farm .........dollars.. 135 493 102 581 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 93 631 79 347 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 29 532 24 054 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 65 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 76 82 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 135 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 126 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 136 142 $100,000 or more .................... 334 337 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 72 123 62 526 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 343 62 091 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 523 642 Other ............................... 386 366 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 476 489 200 days or more ................... 287 300 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 232 270 number.. 10 186 9 712 Beef cows ..................farms.. 175 201 number.. 3 373 4 096 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 28 number.. 1 070 854 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 220 252 number.. 5 645 4 760 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 102 146 number.. 111 253 109 534 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 109 159 number.. 186 840 188 424 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 65 number.. 679 1 346 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 29 23 number.. 636 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. 175 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 663 771 acres.. 149 125 153 974 bushels.. 19 885 880 23 987 451 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 25 24 acres.. 894 641 tons, green.. 15 001 10 035 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 130 93 acres.. 4 485 2 513 bushels.. 234 875 107 951 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 653 736 acres.. 127 670 121 425 bushels.. 5 834 469 5 513 775 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 240 285 acres.. 6 178 6 306 tons, dry.. 19 919 19 776 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 69 70 acres.. 6 859 6 655 @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.