1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 UNION COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 591 482 Land in farms ..................acres.. 136 060 119 370 Average size of farm .......acres.. 230 248 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 341 413 191 712 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 229 807 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 166 36 847 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 18 10 to 49 acres ...................... 120 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 244 191 180 to 499 acres .................... 142 121 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 43 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 555 464 acres.. 95 473 86 060 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 435 416 acres.. 57 611 55 315 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 16 acres.. 721 247 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 720 19 697 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 059 40 864 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 125 13 926 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 595 5 770 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 221 142 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 93 66 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 90 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 83 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 35 41 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 29 25 $100,000 or more .................... 36 35 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 082 15 711 Average per farm .........dollars.. 28 952 32 528 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 219 241 Other ............................... 372 241 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 350 257 200 days or more ................... 258 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 315 279 number.. 16 497 12 887 Beef cows ..................farms.. 277 247 number.. 7 631 5 587 Milk cows ..................farms.. 18 9 number.. 841 483 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 311 273 number.. 7 262 7 062 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 43 number.. 2 986 7 955 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 19 43 number.. 5 156 16 749 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 4 number.. 202 240 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 11 20 number.. (D) 14 863 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 101 137 acres.. 10 031 12 578 bushels.. 1 003 407 1 524 173 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 6 acres.. 367 285 tons, green.. 5 257 2 470 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 54 63 acres.. 3 254 4 332 bushels.. 162 847 184 001 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 118 122 acres.. 25 459 23 318 bushels.. 865 196 730 851 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 329 302 acres.. 18 016 14 747 tons, dry.. 39 850 25 185 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 24 38 acres.. 902 644 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (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.