1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WABASH COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 212 232 Land in farms ..................acres.. 121 664 115 517 Average size of farm .......acres.. 574 498 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 200 315 589 959 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 856 1 118 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 596 87 344 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 32 52 180 to 499 acres .................... 34 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 36 Total cropland .................farms.. 200 219 acres.. 111 850 106 674 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 190 212 acres.. 106 247 99 451 Irrigated land .................farms.. 7 4 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 784 26 427 Average per farm .........dollars.. 145 209 113 911 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 291 22 457 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 493 3 970 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 28 19 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 15 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 21 21 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 25 39 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 17 20 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 29 $100,000 or more .................... 90 89 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 967 17 648 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 848 76 068 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 136 151 Other ............................... 76 81 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 90 106 200 days or more ................... 52 63 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 70 75 number.. 3 251 3 309 Beef cows ..................farms.. 60 55 number.. 1 579 1 145 Milk cows ..................farms.. 4 4 number.. 92 393 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 69 72 number.. 2 452 1 617 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 38 number.. 22 230 12 515 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 36 number.. 14 985 29 398 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 4 3 number.. 98 95 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 5 5 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 154 181 acres.. 48 462 45 931 bushels.. 5 207 354 6 463 905 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 9 11 acres.. 195 251 tons, green.. 3 055 3 496 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 94 115 acres.. 11 392 10 713 bushels.. 575 394 530 685 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 155 174 acres.. 49 987 43 223 bushels.. 2 007 677 1 737 527 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 60 66 acres.. 2 005 2 414 tons, dry.. 4 595 5 624 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) @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.