Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Calhoun 
Carroll 
Cass 
Champaign 
Christian 
Clark 
Clay 
Clinton 
Farms 
number 
478 
643 
446 
1,312 
816 
677 
774 
915 
Land in farms 
acres 
87,750 
256,132 
182,688 
616,493 
373,631 
266,804 
270,319 
285,489 
Average size of farm 
acres 
184 
398 
410 
470 
458 
394 
349 
312 
Median size of farm 
acres 
80 
157 
120 
194 
118 
90 
78 
130 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
697,808 
2,723,677 
2,290,362 
3,740,816 
3,469,135 
1,935,794 
1 ,663,979 
1,824,631 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,801 
6,838 
5,592 
7,961 
7,576 
4,912 
4,764 
5,848 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
38,630 
161,340 
93,307 
386,927 
196,084 
159,024 
114,938 
209,255 
Average per farm 
dollars 
80,816 
250,917 
209,208 
294,914 
240,299 
234,895 
148,499 
228,694 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
27 
47 
20 
117 
83 
45 
22 
44 
1 0 to 49 acres 
119 
125 
112 
268 
195 
185 
252 
221 
50 to 1 79 acres 
212 
171 
132 
259 
171 
196 
260 
257 
1 80 to 499 acres 
72 
156 
74 
267 
145 
106 
95 
244 
500 to 999 acres 
37 
80 
46 
208 
105 
63 
78 
96 
1 ,000 acres or more 
11 
64 
62 
193 
117 
82 
67 
53 
Total cropland 
farms 
426 
601 
404 
1,258 
755 
598 
681 
816 
acres 
48,502 
218,830 
151,066 
591,132 
352,741 
230,264 
235,247 
259,554 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
285 
454 
274 
1,108 
614 
472 
438 
674 
acres 
36,576 
204,440 
139,261 
574,711 
342,039 
220,822 
202,876 
244,793 
Irrigated land 
farms 
10 
21 
66 
63 
3 
20 
4 
17 
acres 
22 
1 1 ,320 
21,260 
17,890 
(D) 
6,568 
130 
1,873 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
23,667 
270,709 
123,674 
424,163 
288,660 
130,771 
66,674 
206,043 
Average per farm 
dollars 
49,512 
421,010 
277,297 
323,295 
353,749 
193,163 
86,143 
225,183 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
19,676 
188,499 
96,266 
400,918 
261,617 
91,420 
54,114 
88,328 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
3,991 
82,210 
27,409 
23,246 
27,043 
39,351 
12,560 
117,714 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
228 
219 
173 
243 
245 
254 
389 
257 
$2,500 to $4,999 
39 
34 
13 
40 
34 
50 
32 
47 
$5,000 to $9,999 
40 
20 
23 
65 
46 
54 
54 
40 
$10,000 to $24,999 
54 
32 
26 
96 
43 
54 
62 
72 
$25,000 to $49,999 
35 
25 
34 
88 
41 
39 
42 
67 
$50,000 to $99,999 
29 
32 
44 
115 
46 
56 
46 
129 
$100,000 or more 
53 
281 
133 
665 
361 
170 
149 
303 
Government payments 
farms 
365 
523 
359 
1,111 
645 
540 
662 
746 
$1,000 
2,053 
6,884 
3,866 
11,068 
5,962 
6,033 
6,246 
5,669 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
236 
371 
230 
801 
451 
358 
406 
543 
$1,000 
5,588 
8,969 
8,723 
44,501 
15,490 
21,446 
26,661 
20,356 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
24,312 
197,053 
86,587 
303,447 
176,594 
116,582 
91,099 
180,118 
Average per farm 
dollars 
50,861 
306,460 
194,140 
231,286 
216,414 
172,204 
117,698 
196,851 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
478 
643 
446 
1,312 
816 
677 
774 
915 
$1,000 
6,997 
89,508 
49,677 
176,286 
133,518 
41,668 
8,483 
51,949 
Average per farm 
dollars 
14,637 
139,204 
1 1 1 ,384 
134,364 
163,625 
61,549 
10,960 
56,775 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
188 
366 
215 
757 
421 
322 
384 
438 
Other 
number 
290 
277 
231 
555 
395 
355 
390 
477 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
277 
310 
279 
772 
499 
368 
464 
498 
200 days or more 
number 
156 
183 
167 
361 
359 
239 
273 
363 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
121 
213 
74 
126 
150 
121 
142 
319 
number 
5,422 
34,755 
3,655 
12,135 
7,164 
2,519 
7,221 
48,806 
Beef cows 
farms 
112 
126 
66 
92 
117 
103 
126 
118 
number 
(D) 
6,355 
2,039 
(D) 
1,974 
(D) 
3,281 
5,858 
Milk cows 
farms 
1 
19 
- 
3 
3 
2 
4 
73 
number 
(D) 
1,946 
- 
(D) 
10 
(D) 
44 
14,502 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
98 
193 
69 
103 
134 
107 
120 
277 
number 
1,489 
40,635 
1,855 
11,547 
5,511 
1,073 
3,448 
23,961 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
6 
15 
14 
21 
22 
25 
21 
26 
number 
55,263 
43,044 
120,238 
9,852 
46,581 
74,178 
92,665 
81,311 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
6 
13 
16 
22 
20 
20 
14 
26 
number 
56,255 
90,661 
452,519 
33,615 
115,451 
216,877 
102,471 
377,727 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
1 
15 
6 
27 
19 
9 
6 
20 
number 
(D) 
341 
132 
440 
388 
258 
255 
1,406 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
10 
26 
6 
69 
33 
25 
27 
24 
number 
179 
631 
273 
8,751 
509 
503 
603 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
4 
- 
14 
1 
- 
1 
number 
- 
200 
- 
7,593 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
154 
342 
225 
921 
478 
329 
256 
485 
acres 
21,883 
149,056 
87,248 
307,469 
190,354 
111,138 
91,706 
98,864 
bushels 
1,843,107 
22,809,394 
10,120,920 
33,763,949 
23,137,650 
5,605,771 
1,935,184 
3,850,537 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
5 
58 
10 
11 
15 
8 
34 
139 
acres 
246 
3,289 
468 
2,148 
548 
386 
1,526 
14,540 
tons 
7,220 
46,068 
3,737 
37,796 
5,806 
(D) 
15,826 
123,154 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
28 
36 
30 
47 
42 
58 
107 
369 
acres 
932 
1,335 
1,045 
3,137 
1,519 
3,686 
12,911 
33,365 
bushels 
50,692 
119,878 
60,723 
196,729 
90,923 
210,899 
839,089 
2,000,172 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
28 
36 
30 
47 
42 
58 
107 
369 
acres 
932 
1,335 
1,045 
3,137 
1,519 
3,686 
12,911 
33,365 
bushels 
50,692 
119,878 
60,723 
196,729 
90,923 
210,899 
839,089 
2,000,172 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
228 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
