1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WARREN COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 710 810 Land in farms ..................acres.. 315 067 317 467 Average size of farm .......acres.. 444 392 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 041 399 625 584 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 345 1 525 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 498 80 863 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 32 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 85 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 169 192 180 to 499 acres .................... 181 228 500 to 999 acres .................... 163 185 1,000 acres or more ................. 80 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 658 745 acres.. 278 087 282 911 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 635 727 acres.. 261 283 254 034 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 1 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 105 083 93 027 Average per farm .........dollars.. 148 004 114 848 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 84 054 65 390 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 029 27 637 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 58 42 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 39 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 61 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 106 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 80 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 119 144 $100,000 or more .................... 300 310 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 206 62 987 Average per farm .........dollars.. 89 148 77 858 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 481 603 Other ............................... 229 207 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 334 200 days or more ................... 196 187 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 288 320 number.. 21 675 23 165 Beef cows ..................farms.. 237 263 number.. 8 590 9 108 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 11 number.. 284 358 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 287 325 number.. 12 836 17 010 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 79 203 number.. 49 805 90 369 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 87 215 number.. 103 008 171 555 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 83 number.. 3 505 4 075 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 17 24 number.. 384 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 570 664 acres.. 141 237 150 521 bushels.. 19 680 123 22 182 403 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 43 45 acres.. 846 1 502 tons, green.. 15 063 24 794 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 20 20 acres.. 544 494 bushels.. 35 474 21 957 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 528 603 acres.. 113 236 94 742 bushels.. 5 623 578 4 400 522 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 261 342 acres.. 7 266 9 836 tons, dry.. 22 069 30 121 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) 21 @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.