Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Kendall 
Knox 
Lake 
La Salle 
Lawrence 
Lee 
Livingston 
Logan 
Farms 
number 
364 
856 
349 
1,583 
379 
835 
1,349 
779 
Land in farms 
acres 
129,741 
347,597 
30,039 
602,279 
184,111 
369,047 
656,275 
363,272 
Average size of farm 
acres 
356 
406 
86 
380 
486 
442 
486 
466 
Median size of farm 
acres 
103 
110 
15 
155 
105 
173 
235 
160 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,094,406 
2,788,955 
894,759 
3,001,878 
2,378,996 
3,344,960 
3,496,320 
3,349,367 
Average per acre 
dollars 
8,682 
6,868 
10,396 
7,890 
4,897 
7,568 
7,187 
7,182 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
83,615 
165,532 
30,812 
391,194 
97,405 
244,988 
378,682 
195,041 
Average per farm 
dollars 
229,712 
193,378 
88,287 
247,122 
257,004 
293,399 
280,713 
250,374 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
45 
60 
119 
177 
21 
64 
113 
68 
1 0 to 49 acres 
83 
194 
159 
283 
117 
170 
227 
186 
50 to 1 79 acres 
82 
252 
39 
389 
87 
187 
275 
150 
1 80 to 499 acres 
77 
161 
17 
353 
54 
191 
304 
132 
500 to 999 acres 
45 
84 
8 
212 
30 
121 
226 
107 
1 ,000 acres or more 
32 
105 
7 
169 
70 
102 
204 
136 
Total cropland 
farms 
343 
763 
234 
1,453 
340 
784 
1,280 
721 
acres 
123,621 
288,679 
21,960 
569,010 
169,332 
348,914 
632,131 
343,001 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
324 
581 
217 
1,274 
275 
664 
1,124 
559 
acres 
122,348 
274,720 
20,901 
558,211 
152,414 
339,611 
614,333 
324,277 
Irrigated land 
farms 
26 
9 
49 
41 
36 
57 
17 
17 
acres 
(D) 
10 
489 
5,013 
13,584 
25,398 
411 
1,095 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
103,045 
293,145 
35,439 
459,279 
101,535 
361,014 
409,642 
240,017 
Average per farm 
dollars 
283,091 
342,459 
101,545 
290,132 
267,902 
432,352 
303,664 
308,109 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
86,361 
235,198 
25,722 
435,104 
72,669 
312,905 
333,374 
218,519 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
16,684 
57,947 
9,717 
24,175 
28,866 
48,109 
76,268 
21,498 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
60 
285 
124 
349 
139 
197 
223 
217 
$2,500 to $4,999 
19 
35 
42 
51 
22 
38 
39 
29 
$5,000 to $9,999 
28 
55 
33 
53 
16 
33 
54 
48 
$10,000 to $24,999 
28 
81 
44 
125 
24 
27 
85 
40 
$25,000 to $49,999 
44 
46 
26 
101 
30 
42 
99 
40 
$50,000 to $99,999 
32 
57 
29 
140 
18 
66 
145 
63 
$100,000 or more 
153 
297 
51 
764 
130 
432 
704 
342 
Government payments 
farms 
252 
639 
32 
1,247 
290 
683 
1,153 
666 
$1,000 
1,986 
8,091 
272 
10,769 
4,542 
8,885 
1 1 ,676 
8,215 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
230 
481 
129 
973 
212 
467 
906 
445 
$1,000 
10,164 
12,469 
6,729 
25,272 
1 1 ,457 
19,596 
52,046 
28,688 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
84,277 
195,400 
40,006 
319,499 
89,129 
249,205 
318,997 
182,352 
Average per farm 
dollars 
231 ,530 
228,272 
114,629 
201,831 
235,168 
298,449 
236,469 
234,085 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
364 
856 
349 
1,583 
379 
835 
1,349 
779 
$1,000 
30,918 
118,304 
2,435 
175,821 
28,405 
140,290 
154,367 
94,569 
Average per farm 
dollars 
84,939 
138,206 
6,976 
1 1 1 ,068 
74,948 
168,012 
114,431 
121,398 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
224 
487 
196 
931 
223 
461 
849 
427 
Other 
number 
140 
369 
153 
652 
156 
374 
500 
352 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
191 
479 
195 
919 
195 
522 
740 
374 
200 days or more 
number 
117 
291 
122 
544 
131 
330 
426 
248 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
42 
262 
26 
225 
49 
150 
183 
103 
number 
6,950 
19,557 
1,814 
12,497 
2,026 
10,215 
10,510 
3,405 
Beef cows 
farms 
20 
215 
17 
181 
35 
102 
106 
84 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
3,580 
(D) 
(D) 
2,490 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
2 
1 
3 
4 
2 
1 
21 
1 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
8 
(D) 
(D) 
1,344 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
42 
234 
24 
188 
41 
142 
165 
97 
number 
10,203 
12,608 
1,075 
13,805 
813 
9,501 
9,468 
1,629 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
9 
42 
4 
21 
11 
26 
62 
24 
number 
12,116 
132,572 
8 
2,224 
41,367 
42,235 
236,426 
57,712 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
10 
41 
6 
21 
13 
27 
69 
30 
number 
24,249 
284,005 
26 
2,343 
130,135 
186,774 
372,891 
118,412 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
4 
22 
21 
37 
5 
16 
18 
23 
number 
42 
543 
164 
1,450 
139 
313 
359 
667 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
37 
42 
56 
64 
11 
38 
44 
22 
number 
1,156 
1,242 
3,286 
1,702 
323 
1,488 
3,134 
904 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
5 
6 
10 
9 
- 
3 
8 
5 
number 
1,307 
335 
264 
4,070 
- 
(D) 
3,094 
300 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
221 
410 
50 
1,042 
202 
548 
974 
475 
acres 
73,528 
160,220 
7,988 
338,230 
75,359 
247,886 
323,873 
196,772 
bushels 
7,416,666 
24,658,112 
898,279 
45,464,941 
4,551,239 
37,181,227 
26,667,394 
21,142,566 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
6 
46 
1 
34 
18 
23 
32 
18 
acres 
357 
1,024 
(D) 
937 
607 
927 
2,626 
966 
tons 
2,723 
18,284 
(D) 
13,211 
5,871 
6,402 
29,103 
10,197 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
8 
22 
18 
64 
57 
36 
93 
20 
acres 
249 
795 
919 
3,318 
11,145 
1,848 
8,751 
1,280 
bushels 
15,878 
55,654 
62,694 
262,500 
692,055 
143,725 
628,220 
67,699 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
8 
22 
18 
64 
57 
36 
93 
20 
acres 
249 
795 
919 
3,318 
11,145 
1,848 
8,751 
1,280 
bushels 
15,878 
55,654 
62,694 
262,500 
692,055 
143,725 
628,220 
67,699 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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