Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
McDonough 
McFlenry 
McLean 
Macon 
Macoupin 
Madison 
Marion 
Marshall 
Farms 
number 
740 
911 
1,489 
674 
1,190 
1,110 
1,152 
440 
Land in farms 
acres 
292,044 
234,21 1 
692,291 
336,576 
438,592 
307,135 
266,828 
209,094 
Average size of farm 
acres 
395 
257 
465 
499 
369 
277 
232 
475 
Median size of farm 
acres 
137 
40 
165 
123 
115 
66 
70 
225 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,773,084 
2,074,731 
3,803,047 
3,911,432 
2,291,757 
1,765,512 
972,948 
3,290,454 
Average per acre 
dollars 
7,027 
8,070 
8,180 
7,833 
6,218 
6,381 
4,201 
6,924 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
155,518 
161,343 
443,548 
198,777 
222,368 
205,196 
118,929 
120,745 
Average per farm 
dollars 
210,160 
177,106 
297,883 
294,922 
186,863 
184,861 
103,237 
274,420 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
55 
162 
136 
58 
70 
133 
49 
15 
1 0 to 49 acres 
144 
314 
313 
184 
286 
369 
370 
77 
50 to 1 79 acres 
216 
211 
304 
130 
368 
263 
469 
105 
1 80 to 499 acres 
148 
106 
304 
103 
233 
177 
128 
114 
500 to 999 acres 
78 
58 
203 
71 
117 
92 
79 
65 
1 ,000 acres or more 
99 
60 
229 
128 
116 
76 
57 
64 
Total cropland 
farms 
668 
756 
1,400 
631 
1,084 
963 
1,022 
414 
acres 
253,450 
212,556 
653,874 
321,693 
371,038 
276,513 
216,922 
183,698 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
560 
701 
1,189 
537 
835 
827 
586 
363 
acres 
243,607 
206,851 
635,582 
314,967 
352,622 
264,925 
178,099 
176,683 
Irrigated land 
farms 
9 
104 
24 
9 
12 
53 
14 
19 
acres 
123 
11,161 
1,595 
12 
30 
2,364 
232 
2,221 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
209,153 
182,433 
500,997 
211,326 
221,779 
141,738 
68,766 
136,144 
Average per farm 
dollars 
282,640 
200,256 
336,466 
313,540 
186,369 
127,692 
59,693 
309,417 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
185,622 
152,569 
443,866 
202,271 
180,369 
123,760 
52,013 
130,981 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
23,531 
29,864 
57,131 
9,055 
41,410 
17,978 
16,753 
5,163 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
191 
285 
320 
163 
406 
358 
662 
88 
$2,500 to $4,999 
56 
72 
62 
25 
65 
62 
86 
10 
$5,000 to $9,999 
44 
89 
74 
41 
83 
82 
82 
26 
$10,000 to $24,999 
56 
80 
94 
55 
100 
130 
68 
23 
$25,000 to $49,999 
52 
57 
80 
47 
67 
101 
49 
26 
$50,000 to $99,999 
53 
77 
148 
55 
89 
113 
59 
41 
$100,000 or more 
288 
251 
711 
288 
380 
264 
146 
226 
Government payments 
farms 
566 
347 
1,217 
540 
940 
675 
952 
377 
$1,000 
6,739 
4,732 
13,140 
5,762 
8,416 
4,518 
5,884 
4,416 
Total income from farm-related sources, 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
379 
401 
963 
399 
708 
558 
479 
288 
$1,000 
13,748 
13,901 
51,464 
29,374 
35,533 
18,584 
21,615 
10,584 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
134,449 
176,910 
350,345 
159,210 
212,872 
129,905 
79,168 
98,221 
Average per farm 
dollars 
181,688 
194,193 
235,288 
236,216 
178,884 
117,031 
68,722 
223,230 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
740 
911 
1,489 
674 
1,190 
1,110 
1,152 
440 
$1,000 
95,192 
24,156 
215,257 
87,252 
52,856 
34,936 
17,097 
52,921 
Average per farm 
dollars 
128,638 
26,516 
144,565 
129,454 
44,417 
31,474 
14,841 
120,276 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
432 
569 
828 
398 
580 
465 
508 
255 
Other 
number 
308 
342 
661 
276 
610 
645 
644 
185 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
358 
480 
916 
372 
688 
634 
719 
258 
200 days or more 
number 
230 
282 
597 
177 
466 
431 
506 
165 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
213 
187 
185 
82 
303 
285 
207 
81 
number 
13,312 
15,850 
12,139 
3,528 
23,721 
1 1 ,044 
10,115 
6,096 
Beef cows 
farms 
167 
110 
136 
64 
258 
231 
174 
71 
number 
6,834 
3,416 
2,634 
1,576 
7,645 
3,659 
(D) 
2,552 
Milk cows 
farms 
13 
39 
12 
- 
8 
19 
1 
4 
number 
30 
3,232 
4,128 
- 
1,109 
1,766 
(D) 
230 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
187 
156 
160 
70 
268 
232 
177 
71 
number 
10,342 
8,156 
5,193 
4,505 
18,781 
7,763 
9,353 
2,757 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
36 
35 
37 
13 
26 
14 
8 
8 
number 
42,680 
14,802 
173,116 
10,259 
34,373 
8,885 
(D) 
(D) 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
32 
31 
46 
14 
26 
13 
6 
7 
number 
85,229 
81,705 
255,705 
25,291 
152,353 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
34 
47 
30 
5 
23 
33 
17 
5 
number 
1,038 
675 
767 
32 
702 
413 
295 
73 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
34 
109 
56 
23 
50 
80 
52 
20 
number 
620 
3,290 
1,666 
521 
1,036 
3,257 
(D) 
401 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
4 
17 
6 
- 
3 
5 
5 
- 
number 
340 
2,106 
(D) 
- 
(D) 
170 
172 
- 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
402 
312 
954 
408 
601 
491 
268 
295 
acres 
133,376 
123,654 
347,414 
183,873 
220,412 
116,881 
72,345 
108,887 
bushels 
18,304,382 
14,974,712 
38,000,422 
18,822,679 
18,424,188 
6,776,711 
1,662,497 
13,417,985 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
39 
51 
33 
7 
71 
37 
20 
19 
acres 
1,196 
3,063 
1,756 
1,033 
3,853 
2,147 
1,474 
341 
tons 
12,704 
36,975 
16,763 
11,013 
32,656 
20,470 
12,168 
5,208 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
24 
81 
30 
19 
131 
224 
114 
18 
acres 
1,067 
3,684 
1,121 
710 
6,334 
23,153 
15,048 
1,242 
bushels 
59,541 
299,352 
83,053 
47,812 
335,930 
1,392,400 
951,266 
87,074 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
24 
81 
30 
19 
131 
224 
114 
18 
acres 
1,067 
3,684 
1,121 
710 
6,334 
23,153 
15,048 
1,242 
bushels 
59,541 
299,352 
83,053 
47,812 
335,930 
1,392,400 
951,266 
87,074 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
234 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
