Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Mason 
Massac 
Menard 
Mercer 
Monroe 
Montgomery 
Morgan 
Moultrie 
Farms 
number 
490 
412 
369 
715 
563 
1,021 
757 
553 
Land in farms 
acres 
289,841 
102,249 
157,755 
251,998 
193,201 
382,388 
309,158 
204,987 
Average size of farm 
acres 
592 
248 
428 
352 
343 
375 
408 
371 
Median size of farm 
acres 
165 
63 
106 
101 
98 
110 
120 
55 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
3,458,005 
887,686 
2,703,654 
2,139,906 
1 ,777,323 
2,230,784 
2,729,232 
2,849,613 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,846 
3,577 
6,324 
6,072 
5,179 
5,956 
6,683 
7,687 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
168,637 
47,664 
88,736 
140,509 
118,070 
201,458 
176,162 
114,286 
Average per farm 
dollars 
344,158 
115,689 
240,477 
196,516 
209,717 
197,314 
232,711 
206,666 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
17 
19 
19 
44 
51 
58 
55 
99 
1 0 to 49 acres 
108 
145 
119 
186 
172 
264 
180 
154 
50 to 1 79 acres 
121 
136 
86 
209 
127 
285 
188 
125 
1 80 to 499 acres 
78 
64 
46 
125 
99 
181 
137 
63 
500 to 999 acres 
64 
18 
44 
79 
46 
118 
89 
48 
1 ,000 acres or more 
102 
30 
55 
72 
68 
115 
108 
64 
Total cropland 
farms 
468 
336 
338 
656 
471 
936 
694 
500 
acres 
265,513 
83,297 
139,895 
212,331 
167,706 
346,716 
272,320 
194,158 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
355 
223 
251 
489 
397 
716 
584 
443 
acres 
246,854 
71,897 
131,422 
199,916 
162,118 
332,290 
260,783 
189,576 
Irrigated land 
farms 
209 
17 
27 
31 
36 
9 
19 
17 
acres 
102,317 
6,092 
4,289 
7,934 
3,761 
(D) 
3,807 
28 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
201,167 
39,462 
84,552 
216,852 
1 1 1 ,730 
227,256 
201,864 
130,684 
Average per farm 
dollars 
410,544 
95,782 
229,138 
303,290 
198,455 
222,582 
266,663 
236,318 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
178,395 
32,277 
79,746 
178,199 
90,530 
178,693 
173,551 
123,870 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
22,771 
7,185 
4,806 
38,653 
21,200 
48,564 
28,313 
6,814 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
147 
208 
139 
233 
207 
336 
216 
150 
$2,500 to $4,999 
19 
27 
16 
38 
33 
71 
39 
39 
$5,000 to $9,999 
11 
22 
22 
47 
41 
53 
46 
39 
$10,000 to $24,999 
34 
52 
23 
33 
41 
72 
54 
49 
$25,000 to $49,999 
27 
20 
25 
36 
29 
53 
55 
52 
$50,000 to $99,999 
37 
20 
14 
56 
36 
86 
53 
32 
$100,000 or more 
215 
63 
130 
272 
176 
350 
294 
192 
Government payments 
farms 
412 
275 
287 
559 
383 
823 
591 
327 
$1,000 
5,881 
2,256 
2,978 
6,391 
2,792 
7,252 
5,870 
3,550 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
308 
189 
200 
396 
300 
592 
413 
300 
$1,000 
14,067 
4,965 
11,890 
10,082 
5,866 
21,909 
18,994 
14,809 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
150,487 
32,755 
66,837 
138,916 
79,642 
190,353 
146,607 
93,438 
Average per farm 
dollars 
307,117 
79,503 
181,129 
194,288 
141,461 
186,438 
193,668 
168,966 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
490 
412 
369 
715 
563 
1,021 
757 
553 
$1,000 
70,627 
13,928 
32,583 
94,410 
40,746 
66,065 
80,122 
55,605 
Average per farm 
dollars 
144,137 
33,806 
88,301 
132,042 
72,373 
64,706 
105,841 
100,552 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
286 
167 
210 
424 
247 
491 
470 
306 
Other 
number 
204 
245 
159 
291 
316 
530 
287 
247 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
244 
234 
214 
385 
340 
598 
435 
348 
200 days or more 
number 
166 
164 
135 
259 
245 
403 
273 
210 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
67 
113 
92 
193 
153 
214 
187 
118 
number 
3,878 
4,996 
3,676 
9,461 
6,122 
8,035 
14,019 
3,718 
Beef cows 
farms 
63 
102 
82 
179 
127 
175 
165 
77 
number 
2,177 
(D) 
1,906 
5,635 
2,100 
2,907 
(D) 
951 
Milk cows 
farms 
- 
1 
- 
7 
7 
9 
2 
26 
number 
- 
(D) 
- 
94 
1,403 
590 
(D) 
742 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
57 
99 
76 
169 
119 
171 
157 
91 
number 
2,261 
2,501 
2,307 
4,945 
3,068 
4,116 
13,373 
2,819 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
10 
4 
8 
26 
14 
35 
26 
13 
number 
34,548 
15,486 
3,281 
98,528 
27,806 
126,949 
27,890 
1,521 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
9 
4 
10 
24 
16 
32 
26 
14 
number 
108,719 
26,058 
11,755 
199,970 
79,497 
325,696 
55,791 
1,724 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
4 
8 
9 
16 
22 
24 
6 
21 
number 
168 
131 
182 
617 
536 
791 
242 
417 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
14 
19 
26 
26 
24 
56 
28 
39 
number 
503 
249 
616 
456 
414 
1,150 
461 
5,064 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
1 
- 
3 
5 
3 
4 
2 
4 
number 
(D) 
- 
320 
314 
24 
714 
(D) 
52,850 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
289 
107 
181 
344 
241 
543 
436 
298 
acres 
138,133 
29,086 
72,766 
115,805 
61,810 
180,222 
152,676 
108,749 
bushels 
15,077,469 
1,921,543 
7,191,201 
19,355,596 
4,594,551 
13,989,272 
16,872,137 
12,308,839 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
7 
4 
10 
19 
11 
35 
29 
27 
acres 
91 
136 
305 
573 
1,091 
1,391 
1,062 
542 
tons 
2,549 
541 
3,615 
8,268 
15,507 
12,584 
13,588 
6,572 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
56 
27 
31 
9 
210 
131 
53 
27 
acres 
3,890 
3,733 
1,568 
487 
32,474 
9,321 
1,877 
371 
bushels 
206,335 
202,634 
105,172 
34,564 
1,818,374 
648,269 
113,163 
22,671 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
56 
27 
31 
9 
210 
131 
53 
27 
acres 
3,890 
3,733 
1,568 
487 
32,474 
9,321 
1,877 
371 
bushels 
206,335 
202,634 
105,172 
34,564 
1,818,374 
648,269 
113,163 
22,671 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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