1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAYNE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 972 960 Land in farms ..................acres.. 320 773 333 238 Average size of farm .......acres.. 330 347 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 325 401 266 024 Average per acre .........dollars.. 994 755 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 491 43 924 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 203 183 50 to 179 acres ..................... 346 304 180 to 499 acres .................... 214 231 500 to 999 acres .................... 115 130 1,000 acres or more ................. 79 84 Total cropland .................farms.. 896 904 acres.. 273 765 296 599 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 728 836 acres.. 225 327 250 150 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 12 acres.. (D) 1 035 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 70 920 56 809 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 963 59 176 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 49 655 42 196 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 265 14 613 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 271 143 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 92 96 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 98 146 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 150 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 100 117 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 129 $100,000 or more .................... 175 165 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 053 40 780 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 408 42 479 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 464 554 Other ............................... 508 406 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 518 491 200 days or more ................... 375 317 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 349 390 number.. 18 896 15 184 Beef cows ..................farms.. 306 335 number.. 7 816 6 935 Milk cows ..................farms.. 13 24 number.. 543 774 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 346 375 number.. 10 199 6 833 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 99 187 number.. 59 398 52 400 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 97 193 number.. 158 088 102 255 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 11 number.. 135 170 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 28 number.. 415 637 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 446 561 acres.. 76 876 83 554 bushels.. 7 763 119 9 364 302 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 35 50 acres.. 1 278 1 434 tons, green.. 20 557 18 677 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 253 415 acres.. 19 746 31 435 bushels.. 939 162 1 355 349 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 545 634 acres.. 115 680 112 559 bushels.. 4 122 521 3 747 492 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 308 330 acres.. 12 453 13 317 tons, dry.. 23 289 26 888 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 12 acres.. (D) 12 @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.