Table 45. Commodities Raised and Delivered Under Production Contracts: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Commodity 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens 
7 
142,829 
4 
(D) 
Eggs, chicken (dozens) 
8 
2,464,937 
5 
2,000,000 
Layers 
7 
123,100 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Pullets for laying flock replacement 
2 
(D) 
- 
- 
Turkeys 
22 
1,680,558 
32 
1,746,118 
Custom fed cattle shipped directly for slaughter (see text) 
39 
42,702 
74 
71,290 
Flogs and pigs 
387 
3,437,664 
424 
3,819,982 
Replacement dairy heifers 
80 
17,561 
(NA) 
(NA) 
Other cattle, sheep, livestock, or poultry (see text) 
12 
(X) 
(NA) 
(X) 
Grains and oilseeds 
123 
(X) 
133 
(X) 
Vegetables, melons, and potatoes (see text) 
52 
(X) 
61 
(X) 
Other crops (see text) 
- 
(X) 
- 
(X) 
Value of commodities (see text) ($1 ,000) 
715 
683,428 
781 
535,021 
Payments received (see text) ($1 ,000) 
715 
91,037 
781 
102,507 
Table 46. Value of Land and Buildings: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of land and buildings 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of land and buildings 
farms 
75,087 
(X) 
76,860 
(X) 
$1,000 
(X) 
169,830,110 
(X) 
101,538,246 
Average per farm 
dollars 
(X) 
2,261,778 
(X) 
1,321,080 
Average per acre 
dollars 
(X) 
6,305 
(X) 
3,792 
Farms by value group: 
$1 to $49,999 
5,798 
144,744 
1 1 ,937 
267,488 
$50,000 to $99,999 
5,756 
414,307 
7,248 
516,752 
$100,000 to $199,999 
10,235 
1 ,462,640 
1 1 ,064 
1,565,832 
$200,000 to $499,999 
16,855 
5,257,317 
14,775 
4,624,277 
$500,000 to $999,999 
9,516 
6,641,732 
9,278 
6,508,283 
$1,000,000 to $1,999,999 
7,847 
11,057,501 
7,907 
11,145,986 
$2,000,000 to $4,999,999 
9,410 
30,105,108 
9,311 
29,602,672 
$5,000,000 to $9,999,999 
5,485 
38,324,845 
3,846 
26,553,248 
$10,000,000 or more 
4,185 
76,421,917 
1,494 
20,753,707 
Table 47. Value of Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Value of machinery and equipment 
2012 
2007 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Farms 
Value ($1,000) 
Estimated market value of machinery and equipment 
75,084 
15,256,459 
76,860 
10,499,792 
Average per farm dollars 
(X) 
203,192 
(X) 
136,609 
By value group: 
$1 to $4,999 
6,088 
12,687 
5,548 
15,641 
$5,000 to $9,999 
5,369 
36,507 
6,500 
45,572 
$10,000 to $19,999 
9,557 
130,548 
10,378 
143,253 
$20,000 to $29,999 
7,577 
176,224 
7,824 
183,823 
$30,000 to $49,999 
8,392 
312,006 
9,234 
348,573 
$50,000 to $69,999 
5,984 
335,408 
6,566 
371 ,783 
$70,000 to $99,999 
4,475 
364,050 
5,233 
424,705 
$100,000 to $199,999 
8,185 
1,088,237 
9,543 
1,296,891 
$200,000 to $499,999 
9,898 
3,014,038 
10,878 
3,273,933 
$500,000 to $999,999 
5,881 
3,949,475 
3,868 
2,541,336 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
3,678 
5,837,280 
1,288 
1,854,282 
Table 48. Selected Machinery and Equipment on Operation: 2012 and 2007 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
2012 
2007 
Selected machinery and equipment 
Total 
Manufactured 
2008 to 2012 
Manufactured 
prior to 2008 
Total 
Manufactured 
2003 to 2007 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Farms 
Number 
Trucks, including pickups (see text) 
54,096 
113,513 
18,055 
22,915 
46,514 
90,598 
61,916 
122,512 
21,851 
26,222 
Tractors 
58,978 
190,724 
15,479 
26,650 
54,686 
164,074 
66,632 
200,973 
13,913 
20,889 
2 or 3 
20,410 
49,610 
4,755 
10,990 
20,153 
48,787 
24,216 
58,685 
3,374 
7,704 
4 or more 
21,906 
124,452 
1,260 
6,196 
17,886 
98,640 
21,918 
121,790 
642 
3,288 
Less than 40 horsepower (PTO) 
27,344 
40,516 
4,274 
4,727 
23,960 
35,789 
32,036 
46,904 
4,904 
5,431 
40 to 99 horsepower (PTO) 
40,969 
67,174 
5,684 
6,400 
37,195 
60,774 
45,868 
74,959 
5,341 
6,065 
100 horsepower (PTO) or more 
33,505 
83,034 
9,027 
15,523 
30,608 
67,511 
35,087 
79,110 
6,154 
9,393 
Grain and bean combines, self-propelled 
26,909 
30,206 
6,897 
7,396 
20,513 
22,810 
28,168 
31,841 
5,497 
5,836 
Cotton pickers and strippers, self-propelled 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Forage harvesters, self-propelled 
1,376 
1,461 
173 
186 
1,211 
1,275 
1,324 
1,340 
143 
146 
Flay balers 
14,491 
18,579 
1,466 
1,573 
13,418 
17,006 
15,212 
18,658 
1,510 
1,619 
38 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - State Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
