Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Edgar 
Edwards 
Effingham 
Fayette 
Ford 
Franklin 
Fulton 
Gallatin 
Farms 
number 
673 
365 
1,302 
1,240 
546 
970 
203 
Land in farms 
acres 
351,684 
106,737 
287,023 
303,140 
308,181 
355,010 
186,250 
Average size of farm 
acres 
523 
292 
220 
244 
564 
366 
917 
Median size of farm 
acres 
152 
74 
80 
74 
230 
60 
120 
214 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,432,028 
1,176,601 
1,277,618 
1,089,291 
4,278,846 
946,099 
1,921,065 
4,030,988 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,568 
4,024 
5,796 
4,456 
7,581 
3,709 
5,249 
4,394 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
193,408 
63,180 
204,602 
163,590 
170,569 
80,722 
161,056 
92,380 
Average per farm 
dollars 
287,382 
173,096 
157,144 
131,928 
312,397 
113,533 
166,037 
455,072 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
45 
27 
87 
76 
46 
45 
50 
9 
1 0 to 49 acres 
139 
124 
402 
410 
98 
260 
238 
40 
50 to 1 79 acres 
168 
106 
369 
411 
114 
240 
308 
47 
1 80 to 499 acres 
112 
48 
281 
187 
93 
92 
178 
34 
500 to 999 acres 
92 
22 
113 
80 
102 
31 
99 
25 
1 ,000 acres or more 
117 
38 
50 
76 
93 
43 
97 
48 
Total cropland 
farms 
620 
330 
1,162 
1,070 
523 
635 
863 
189 
acres 
326,251 
88,078 
241 ,885 
248,237 
298,030 
152,745 
266,405 
170,317 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
527 
213 
906 
768 
442 
380 
731 
163 
acres 
317,805 
76,365 
223,524 
221,186 
290,265 
129,479 
251,287 
1 66,655 
Irrigated land 
farms 
10 
3 
16 
34 
13 
9 
19 
35 
acres 
(D) 
(D) 
1,668 
298 
771 
50 
2,149 
25,907 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
205,135 
33,683 
165,793 
97,366 
191,714 
55,783 
212,078 
90,052 
Average per farm 
dollars 
304,808 
92,283 
127,337 
78,521 
351,125 
78,457 
218,637 
443,605 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
(D) 
28,850 
83,784 
83,836 
158,138 
40,715 
152,114 
88,938 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
(D) 
4,833 
82,009 
13,530 
33,576 
15,068 
59,964 
1,114 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
172 
179 
487 
527 
109 
389 
288 
42 
$2,500 to $4,999 
37 
23 
89 
119 
12 
65 
62 
8 
$5,000 to $9,999 
45 
18 
76 
98 
19 
63 
98 
12 
$10,000 to $24,999 
41 
25 
108 
117 
39 
56 
97 
24 
$25,000 to $49,999 
39 
31 
62 
82 
49 
23 
77 
23 
$50,000 to $99,999 
50 
22 
124 
64 
45 
24 
68 
11 
$100,000 or more 
289 
67 
356 
233 
273 
91 
280 
83 
Government payments 
farms 
560 
295 
1,044 
914 
466 
473 
651 
169 
$1,000 
6,450 
2,276 
6,722 
5,615 
5,740 
3,330 
6,943 
2,545 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
399 
199 
702 
603 
361 
301 
478 
105 
$1,000 
24,119 
7,706 
26,430 
21,028 
24,445 
1 1 ,225 
17,750 
6,407 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
170,838 
35,707 
156,300 
100,841 
153,454 
64,983 
173,792 
70,673 
Average per farm 
dollars 
253,846 
97,829 
120,046 
81,324 
281,051 
91,397 
179,167 
348,141 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
673 
365 
1,302 
1,240 
546 
711 
970 
203 
$1,000 
64,866 
7,958 
42,646 
23,167 
68,446 
5,354 
62,979 
28,331 
Average per farm 
dollars 
96,383 
21,802 
32,754 
18,683 
125,359 
7,531 
64,927 
139,562 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
366 
145 
615 
530 
292 
276 
515 
114 
Other 
number 
307 
220 
687 
710 
254 
435 
455 
89 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
339 
246 
806 
732 
340 
412 
593 
102 
200 days or more 
number 
212 
189 
577 
455 
224 
278 
360 
66 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
101 
71 
408 
338 
51 
151 
283 
45 
number 
4,263 
2,540 
35,491 
11,069 
3,032 
5,292 
26,135 
1,703 
Beef cows 
farms 
86 
65 
238 
261 
44 
136 
239 
41 
number 
(D) 
1,549 
4,395 
3,914 
(D) 
2,671 
12,200 
1,049 
Milk cows 
farms 
3 
3 
46 
25 
1 
3 
11 
- 
number 
(D) 
6 
4,363 
1,058 
(D) 
333 
108 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
93 
59 
326 
273 
35 
109 
257 
39 
number 
2,287 
1,592 
23,908 
6,470 
4,114 
2,312 
33,368 
982 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
11 
6 
58 
27 
20 
21 
25 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
159,036 
12,536 
128,522 
14,031 
43,550 
- 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
15 
9 
53 
19 
20 
20 
20 
- 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
379,051 
(D) 
153,603 
65,368 
344,479 
- 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
9 
3 
30 
39 
11 
10 
22 
- 
number 
196 
(D) 
1,205 
1,962 
685 
178 
980 
- 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
20 
20 
75 
77 
17 
48 
47 
2 
number 
850 
381 
1,722 
1,608 
975 
1,352 
1,218 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
1 
4 
4 
3 
1 
7 
2 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
300 
50 
125 
(D) 
912 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
415 
132 
616 
441 
384 
176 
481 
120 
acres 
167,923 
35,287 
103,705 
100,728 
159,490 
47,548 
143,430 
95,783 
bushels 
15,193,645 
1 ,434,343 
3,567,582 
3,393,927 
12,213,295 
1,404,297 
15,789,335 
8,012,622 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
14 
12 
81 
41 
9 
11 
40 
5 
acres 
871 
956 
3,880 
1,854 
543 
779 
3,257 
164 
tons 
9,656 
7,932 
42,559 
14,643 
5,145 
5,728 
32,501 
1,040 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
27 
48 
259 
144 
48 
86 
56 
27 
acres 
1,847 
6,010 
9,890 
10,207 
3,984 
1 1 ,252 
3,283 
6,565 
bushels 
101,853 
324,788 
629,978 
592,163 
321,955 
688,930 
189,973 
450,552 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
27 
48 
259 
144 
48 
86 
56 
27 
acres 
1,847 
6,010 
9,890 
10,207 
3,984 
1 1 ,252 
3,283 
6,565 
bushels 
101,853 
324,788 
629,978 
592,163 
321,955 
688,930 
189,973 
450,552 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
230 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
