Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Jackson 
Jasper 
Jefferson 
Jersey 
Jo Daviess 
Johnson 
Kane 
Kankakee 
Farms 
number 
783 
910 
1,063 
509 
935 
558 
590 
818 
Land in farms 
acres 
214,197 
250,766 
213,901 
155,483 
271,793 
89,715 
168,541 
342,637 
Average size of farm 
acres 
274 
276 
201 
305 
291 
161 
286 
419 
Median size of farm 
acres 
75 
90 
70 
80 
118 
80 
46 
133 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,077,215 
1,396,085 
725,120 
1 ,800,929 
1 ,41 1 ,296 
485,810 
2,535,083 
2,769,373 
Average per acre 
dollars 
3,938 
5,066 
3,604 
5,896 
4,855 
3,022 
8,874 
6,612 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
112,947 
140,676 
108,736 
84,016 
141,310 
39,992 
117,930 
216,606 
Average per farm 
dollars 
144,249 
1 54,589 
102,292 
165,060 
151,133 
71,669 
199,881 
264,799 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
35 
60 
21 
47 
44 
23 
102 
72 
1 0 to 49 acres 
237 
254 
387 
146 
203 
161 
201 
204 
50 to 1 79 acres 
328 
271 
436 
138 
329 
257 
94 
170 
1 80 to 499 acres 
98 
147 
125 
89 
232 
85 
98 
172 
500 to 999 acres 
42 
118 
47 
46 
66 
19 
47 
93 
1 ,000 acres or more 
43 
60 
47 
43 
61 
13 
48 
107 
Total cropland 
farms 
690 
809 
965 
461 
842 
460 
497 
776 
acres 
172,948 
218,212 
172,485 
126,072 
190,246 
48,244 
154,299 
327,931 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
501 
612 
659 
378 
607 
298 
466 
706 
acres 
150,901 
200,526 
139,372 
119,070 
172,673 
31,250 
151,464 
320,367 
Irrigated land 
farms 
36 
2 
14 
8 
11 
11 
43 
76 
acres 
1,461 
(D) 
339 
11 
107 
64 
1,817 
14,573 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
67,406 
159,317 
60,156 
69,203 
154,141 
12,100 
196,154 
287,494 
Average per farm 
dollars 
86,087 
175,074 
56,591 
135,959 
164,857 
21,685 
332,465 
351,459 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
59,270 
74,758 
48,877 
65,554 
83,168 
8,538 
165,018 
259,445 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
8,136 
84,559 
1 1 ,279 
3,649 
70,973 
3,563 
31,137 
28,048 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
350 
346 
508 
182 
332 
301 
157 
141 
$2,500 to $4,999 
77 
43 
80 
37 
54 
57 
35 
33 
$5,000 to $9,999 
85 
54 
111 
33 
74 
67 
40 
57 
$10,000 to $24,999 
89 
72 
117 
54 
70 
64 
50 
61 
$25,000 to $49,999 
37 
78 
57 
27 
78 
29 
43 
47 
$50,000 to $99,999 
36 
69 
63 
35 
71 
16 
46 
82 
$100,000 or more 
109 
248 
127 
141 
256 
24 
219 
397 
Government payments 
farms 
469 
795 
737 
374 
747 
294 
267 
626 
$1,000 
2,883 
1 1 ,040 
3,775 
2,589 
8,935 
1,747 
4,322 
5,827 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
323 
542 
428 
270 
503 
162 
313 
428 
$1,000 
8,924 
20,395 
14,099 
9,749 
15,804 
2,815 
13,923 
15,321 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
63,230 
143,100 
62,637 
65,165 
134,218 
15,725 
164,085 
214,825 
Average per farm 
dollars 
80,754 
157,253 
58,924 
128,025 
143,548 
28,180 
278,110 
262,623 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
783 
910 
1,063 
509 
935 
558 
590 
818 
$1,000 
15,982 
47,653 
15,393 
16,376 
44,663 
938 
50,314 
93,816 
Average per farm 
dollars 
20,411 
52,366 
14,481 
32,173 
47,768 
1,681 
85,278 
114,690 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
330 
375 
352 
239 
473 
168 
391 
465 
Other 
number 
453 
535 
711 
270 
462 
390 
199 
353 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
482 
559 
653 
295 
467 
291 
311 
446 
200 days or more 
number 
344 
378 
397 
212 
315 
191 
175 
281 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
204 
203 
302 
132 
426 
193 
80 
91 
number 
9,785 
10,252 
10,851 
6,518 
53,057 
6,772 
5,727 
3,434 
Beef cows 
farms 
192 
136 
255 
122 
321 
178 
49 
67 
number 
4,836 
2,669 
5,309 
3,987 
15,473 
(D) 
560 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
13 
17 
21 
4 
74 
3 
12 
6 
number 
803 
1,799 
590 
89 
8,311 
(D) 
1,020 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
182 
173 
249 
113 
388 
157 
58 
74 
number 
3,810 
5,655 
5,523 
2,828 
33,168 
3,777 
4,989 
1,417 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
12 
44 
12 
8 
22 
4 
15 
25 
number 
3,225 
184,432 
10,570 
1,176 
14,146 
(D) 
36,708 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
12 
48 
12 
7 
21 
4 
15 
23 
number 
8,481 
779,694 
22,875 
1,529 
23,662 
(D) 
104,362 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
11 
4 
20 
15 
32 
5 
16 
15 
number 
379 
43 
344 
580 
1,312 
157 
140 
542 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
67 
42 
72 
46 
28 
39 
50 
34 
number 
2,332 
785 
1,353 
1,587 
802 
913 
1,240 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
1 
3 
1 
7 
- 
6 
11 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
66 
(D) 
(D) 
- 
410 
1,699 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
176 
462 
233 
243 
392 
46 
260 
534 
acres 
44,194 
92,914 
42,747 
69,248 
96,488 
8,300 
91,877 
193,808 
bushels 
1,945,566 
3,055,106 
1,601,402 
5,667,505 
9,172,125 
290,329 
12,544,144 
21,750,022 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
17 
41 
47 
28 
165 
- 
18 
9 
acres 
1,171 
2,948 
3,114 
808 
9,697 
- 
943 
821 
tons 
10,073 
33,320 
21,637 
5,815 
100,318 
- 
1 1 ,693 
7,499 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
110 
119 
138 
58 
31 
12 
45 
72 
acres 
19,934 
5,934 
16,741 
2,299 
748 
542 
2,488 
5,604 
bushels 
1,101,867 
349,455 
1 ,099,308 
131,849 
58,174 
34,190 
194,257 
448,802 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
110 
119 
138 
58 
31 
12 
45 
72 
acres 
19,934 
5,934 
16,741 
2,299 
748 
542 
2,488 
5,604 
bushels 
1,101,867 
349,455 
1 ,099,308 
131,849 
58,174 
34,190 
194,257 
448,802 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
232 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
