1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WHITE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 432 448 Land in farms ..................acres.. 256 393 234 973 Average size of farm .......acres.. 594 524 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 809 114 485 223 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 409 939 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 434 75 025 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 21 10 to 49 acres ...................... 86 87 50 to 179 acres ..................... 114 123 180 to 499 acres .................... 94 80 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 83 81 Total cropland .................farms.. 399 419 acres.. 223 817 206 816 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 356 382 acres.. 206 681 188 396 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 18 acres.. 6 309 5 287 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 272 46 864 Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 834 104 608 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 53 219 42 408 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 053 4 457 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 75 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 34 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 44 36 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 56 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 37 48 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 46 $100,000 or more .................... 122 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 293 32 074 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 848 71 593 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 240 277 Other ............................... 192 171 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 214 207 200 days or more ................... 139 146 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 141 151 number.. 6 300 6 070 Beef cows ..................farms.. 126 133 number.. 3 291 (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 3 2 number.. 4 (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 127 145 number.. 3 070 2 552 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 30 54 number.. 21 243 18 179 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 55 number.. 66 688 31 435 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 9 number.. 86 219 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 15 16 number.. 637 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 256 302 acres.. 87 666 79 501 bushels.. 9 028 584 10 935 763 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 7 acres.. (D) 72 tons, green.. (D) 854 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 180 214 acres.. 29 059 31 145 bushels.. 1 532 263 1 497 923 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 261 293 acres.. 98 218 81 899 bushels.. 3 690 124 3 270 134 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 131 115 acres.. 4 563 4 179 tons, dry.. 9 106 8 039 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 10 acres.. 299 902 @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.