1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 910 1 057 Land in farms ..................acres.. 293 526 325 227 Average size of farm .......acres.. 323 308 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 1 090 920 814 339 Average per acre .........dollars.. 3 714 2 563 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 164 75 220 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 68 91 10 to 49 acres ...................... 230 240 50 to 179 acres ..................... 213 265 180 to 499 acres .................... 211 228 500 to 999 acres .................... 121 158 1,000 acres or more ................. 67 75 Total cropland .................farms.. 869 1 006 acres.. 275 264 309 416 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 818 969 acres.. 263 313 288 370 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 53 acres.. 4 152 3 715 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 107 129 91 509 Average per farm .........dollars.. 117 724 86 574 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 98 573 80 854 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 555 10 654 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 156 169 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 97 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 167 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 114 156 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 134 155 $100,000 or more .................... 262 243 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 459 67 075 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 161 63 518 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 506 596 Other ............................... 404 461 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 484 534 200 days or more ................... 311 349 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 158 179 number.. 5 226 6 463 Beef cows ..................farms.. 94 91 number.. 1 394 1 303 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 38 number.. 1 154 1 428 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 140 170 number.. 2 200 3 499 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 62 number.. 26 433 31 222 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 69 number.. 42 557 57 952 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 28 number.. 413 410 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 23 number.. 723 1 079 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 584 705 acres.. 130 440 144 035 bushels.. 17 027 338 18 507 438 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 40 44 acres.. 3 094 1 041 tons, green.. 53 304 20 231 Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 142 45 acres.. 7 590 1 868 bushels.. 473 961 71 847 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 561 699 acres.. 109 030 125 298 bushels.. 4 605 280 4 997 784 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 255 330 acres.. 6 927 8 861 tons, dry.. 17 889 21 491 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 26 39 acres.. 2 771 3 669 @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.