1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 039 1 133 Land in farms ..................acres.. 384 738 399 312 Average size of farm .......acres.. 370 352 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 783 852 577 265 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 125 1 728 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 302 75 926 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 81 109 10 to 49 acres ...................... 155 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 232 237 180 to 499 acres .................... 317 385 500 to 999 acres .................... 178 185 1,000 acres or more ................. 76 77 Total cropland .................farms.. 970 1 056 acres.. 353 307 360 319 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 909 1 016 acres.. 331 755 328 357 Irrigated land .................farms.. 121 138 acres.. 34 462 29 231 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 156 992 143 760 Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 099 126 885 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 101 160 76 156 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 832 67 605 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 56 64 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 69 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 116 132 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 104 163 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 155 215 $100,000 or more .................... 428 402 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 111 451 111 187 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 371 98 309 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 680 762 Other ............................... 359 371 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 489 528 200 days or more ................... 284 334 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 359 418 number.. 39 894 44 089 Beef cows ..................farms.. 171 165 number.. 4 274 3 953 Milk cows ..................farms.. 42 57 number.. 1 615 2 465 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 366 419 number.. 41 719 54 706 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 152 286 number.. 95 770 128 253 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 158 305 number.. 167 291 247 128 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 64 number.. 1 303 1 781 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 31 28 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 8 number.. 1 131 1 911 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 781 891 acres.. 204 913 224 053 bushels.. 27 780 214 31 388 948 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 106 132 acres.. 3 825 5 091 tons, green.. 62 553 84 407 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 74 32 acres.. 2 185 1 250 bushels.. 104 936 66 413 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 676 690 acres.. 110 118 81 229 bushels.. 5 254 722 3 524 628 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 354 428 acres.. 10 222 12 223 tons, dry.. 32 773 38 568 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 32 40 acres.. 3 371 5 072 @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.