1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 777 831 Land in farms ..................acres.. 308 576 297 003 Average size of farm .......acres.. 397 357 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 628 741 472 261 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 630 1 262 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 104 80 218 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 173 207 180 to 499 acres .................... 276 307 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 132 1,000 acres or more ................. 73 57 Total cropland .................farms.. 720 789 acres.. 279 199 270 372 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 696 769 acres.. 264 484 249 245 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 12 acres.. 1 322 1 068 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 87 954 73 091 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 197 87 955 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 55 104 41 038 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 850 32 053 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 88 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 47 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 108 133 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 110 125 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 130 140 $100,000 or more .................... 245 221 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 125 51 758 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 233 62 284 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 455 523 Other ............................... 322 308 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 407 407 200 days or more ................... 271 253 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 336 380 number.. 25 545 25 580 Beef cows ..................farms.. 180 186 number.. 4 209 3 580 Milk cows ..................farms.. 89 102 number.. 7 880 7 953 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 331 355 number.. 9 938 11 200 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 83 158 number.. 47 596 74 365 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 86 155 number.. 88 270 125 606 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 15 number.. 975 294 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 36 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.. 592 639 acres.. 85 035 78 521 bushels.. 7 779 826 8 638 065 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 114 150 acres.. 4 162 4 982 tons, green.. 56 328 65 112 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 550 627 acres.. 63 018 60 175 bushels.. 3 631 958 3 060 936 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 638 673 acres.. 123 985 105 487 bushels.. 4 393 168 3 343 813 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 307 348 acres.. 16 367 17 398 tons, dry.. 53 127 49 928 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 6 acres.. 10 10 @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.