1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 VERMILION COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 984 1 112 Land in farms ..................acres.. 484 846 488 215 Average size of farm .......acres.. 493 439 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 182 954 704 887 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 397 1 513 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 658 82 327 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 70 10 to 49 acres ...................... 169 184 50 to 179 acres ..................... 184 217 180 to 499 acres .................... 228 260 500 to 999 acres .................... 209 249 1,000 acres or more ................. 146 132 Total cropland .................farms.. 929 1 057 acres.. 457 922 463 969 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 903 1 015 acres.. 443 633 435 905 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 11 acres.. 52 210 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 140 159 124 797 Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 438 112 227 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 134 120 114 044 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 038 10 753 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 130 114 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 73 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 136 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 117 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 147 164 $100,000 or more .................... 407 422 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 82 279 75 476 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 702 67 935 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 623 739 Other ............................... 361 373 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 463 542 200 days or more ................... 248 316 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 217 255 number.. 9 053 10 862 Beef cows ..................farms.. 183 200 number.. 3 953 3 793 Milk cows ..................farms.. 5 14 number.. 120 398 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 205 245 number.. 4 619 6 826 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 123 number.. 16 544 34 236 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 125 number.. 25 347 66 789 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 28 number.. 435 793 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 23 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 755 864 acres.. 219 536 221 793 bushels.. 27 787 225 34 909 100 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 14 30 acres.. 460 1 349 tons, green.. 5 804 25 626 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 106 75 acres.. 4 685 2 233 bushels.. 282 986 99 868 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 756 846 acres.. 215 987 207 021 bushels.. 9 500 270 9 112 330 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 217 242 acres.. 5 192 4 892 tons, dry.. 12 455 13 723 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 47 acres.. 534 1 735 @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.