Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Coles 
Cook 
Crawford 
Cumberland 
De Kalb 
De Witt 
Douglas 
Du Page 
Farms 
number 
704 
127 
599 
733 
880 
511 
735 
74 
Land in farms 
acres 
266,773 
8,499 
214,995 
170,149 
397,771 
195,512 
262,839 
7,252 
Average size of farm 
acres 
379 
67 
359 
232 
452 
383 
358 
98 
Median size of farm 
acres 
92 
10 
80 
71 
180 
78 
88 
8 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,671,436 
700,700 
1 ,793,496 
1 ,262,847 
3,549,752 
2,749,989 
2,721,101 
680,856 
Average per acre 
dollars 
7,050 
10,471 
4,997 
5,440 
7,853 
7,188 
7,609 
6,948 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
165,949 
9,728 
136,883 
110,449 
254,544 
116,959 
157,915 
6,080 
Average per farm 
dollars 
235,724 
76,598 
228,519 
150,680 
289,255 
228,882 
214,851 
82,162 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
66 
57 
23 
30 
100 
71 
107 
41 
1 0 to 49 acres 
196 
46 
171 
267 
188 
145 
192 
20 
50 to 1 79 acres 
177 
14 
221 
232 
150 
97 
169 
7 
1 80 to 499 acres 
102 
5 
71 
105 
205 
72 
112 
4 
500 to 999 acres 
77 
4 
49 
63 
124 
63 
72 
1 
1 ,000 acres or more 
86 
1 
64 
36 
113 
63 
83 
1 
Total cropland 
farms 
651 
92 
516 
680 
811 
457 
640 
48 
acres 
245,919 
7,501 
186,745 
143,465 
383,524 
182,583 
247,840 
5,878 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
511 
84 
348 
471 
689 
370 
569 
42 
acres 
235,967 
7,276 
171,480 
131,067 
376,205 
176,984 
241,928 
5,643 
Irrigated land 
farms 
12 
26 
36 
10 
23 
4 
30 
21 
acres 
21 
405 
8,312 
85 
3,279 
128 
255 
66 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
136,033 
10,687 
65,901 
89,120 
474,916 
154,904 
166,690 
10,028 
Average per farm 
dollars 
193,229 
84,148 
110,019 
121,582 
539,677 
303,138 
226,789 
135,511 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
131,023 
8,482 
56,874 
61,007 
336,448 
137,899 
142,358 
9,556 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
5,010 
2,205 
9,028 
28,113 
138,468 
17,005 
24,332 
472 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
242 
36 
284 
310 
196 
165 
185 
41 
$2,500 to $4,999 
47 
9 
29 
57 
38 
35 
23 
3 
$5,000 to $9,999 
31 
17 
26 
59 
28 
36 
74 
2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
57 
15 
66 
69 
31 
40 
33 
5 
$25,000 to $49,999 
41 
12 
26 
32 
47 
18 
57 
4 
$50,000 to $99,999 
41 
15 
32 
49 
53 
30 
65 
8 
$100,000 or more 
245 
23 
136 
157 
487 
187 
298 
11 
Government payments 
farms 
546 
19 
510 
617 
670 
376 
469 
11 
$1,000 
4,927 
104 
6,248 
4,423 
1 1 ,835 
3,265 
4,948 
80 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
341 
44 
340 
391 
531 
226 
350 
33 
$1,000 
20,185 
2,984 
22,713 
12,797 
18,600 
6,572 
15,259 
1,254 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
110,204 
15,229 
82,373 
79,508 
375,098 
98,507 
117,481 
9,108 
Average per farm 
dollars 
156,540 
119,917 
137,518 
108,469 
426,247 
192,772 
159,838 
123,084 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
704 
127 
599 
733 
880 
511 
735 
74 
$1,000 
50,941 
-1,454 
12,489 
26,832 
130,253 
66,234 
69,416 
2,255 
Average per farm 
dollars 
72,360 
-11,450 
20,850 
36,605 
148,014 
129,616 
94,443 
30,467 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
399 
56 
307 
282 
538 
283 
403 
26 
Other 
number 
305 
71 
292 
451 
342 
228 
332 
48 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
388 
81 
286 
474 
498 
287 
470 
41 
200 days or more 
number 
261 
41 
201 
318 
295 
173 
312 
23 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
100 
7 
84 
149 
159 
88 
137 
3 
number 
2,875 
60 
2,556 
13,268 
31,286 
2,792 
1 1 ,532 
6 
Beef cows 
farms 
75 
5 
76 
84 
74 
77 
44 
- 
number 
1,312 
12 
(D) 
1,533 
1,668 
1,609 
1,242 
- 
Milk cows 
farms 
7 
2 
4 
25 
14 
7 
59 
- 
number 
98 
(D) 
(D) 
2,720 
726 
39 
1,715 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
92 
4 
78 
117 
142 
70 
100 
1 
number 
1,614 
10 
1,324 
9,782 
45,777 
1,331 
12,129 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
9 
2 
12 
29 
67 
12 
22 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
11,420 
23,627 
239,648 
41,426 
4,354 
- 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
8 
2 
12 
27 
71 
18 
20 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
16,709 
86,698 
578,859 
368,178 
9,653 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
11 
5 
11 
12 
34 
8 
16 
1 
number 
251 
74 
200 
180 
2,588 
137 
161 
(D) 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
33 
9 
13 
30 
46 
32 
75 
6 
number 
882 
431 
512 
763 
2,584 
581 
19,694 
200 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
4 
3 
4 
- 
7 
4 
16 
- 
number 
33,220 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
374 
230 
143,624 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
362 
16 
247 
316 
562 
276 
427 
3 
acres 
123,546 
(D) 
83,581 
62,820 
257,487 
92,361 
124,637 
(D) 
bushels 
10,374,981 
375,456 
3,150,606 
2,187,911 
37,819,783 
12,125,923 
11,948,683 
(D) 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
12 
- 
13 
49 
30 
12 
54 
1 
acres 
363 
- 
976 
3,351 
1,898 
625 
1,229 
(D) 
tons 
2,231 
- 
9,393 
52,089 
27,727 
5,531 
14,025 
(D) 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
31 
2 
56 
63 
96 
2 
30 
1 
acres 
1,146 
(D) 
6,313 
1,700 
6,262 
(D) 
1,024 
(D) 
bushels 
76,404 
(D) 
364,351 
109,895 
533,049 
(D) 
67,259 
(D) 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
31 
2 
56 
63 
96 
2 
30 
1 
acres 
1,146 
(D) 
6,313 
1,700 
6,262 
(D) 
1,024 
(D) 
bushels 
76,404 
(D) 
364,351 
109,895 
533,049 
(D) 
67,259 
(D) 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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