Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Ogle 
Peoria 
Perry 
Piatt 
Pike 
Pope 
Pulaski 
Putnam 
Farms 
number 
1,148 
917 
560 
426 
970 
349 
230 
183 
Land in farms 
acres 
376,422 
250,263 
180,635 
259,048 
411,446 
77,997 
82,158 
60,135 
Average size of farm 
acres 
328 
273 
323 
608 
424 
223 
357 
329 
Median size of farm 
acres 
99 
92 
92 
192 
140 
97 
99 
178 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,273,063 
1 ,888,508 
1,313,158 
5,262,389 
2,085,246 
582,077 
1 ,436,774 
2,068,289 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,932 
6,920 
4,071 
8,654 
4,916 
2,605 
4,022 
6,294 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
240,379 
150,330 
94,175 
152,981 
156,161 
23,397 
35,836 
43,875 
Average per farm 
dollars 
209,572 
163,937 
168,169 
359,110 
160,991 
67,041 
155,811 
239,756 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
124 
59 
23 
42 
37 
1 
7 
14 
1 0 to 49 acres 
298 
264 
149 
80 
204 
72 
63 
33 
50 to 1 79 acres 
301 
286 
190 
89 
313 
173 
85 
45 
1 80 to 499 acres 
201 
157 
89 
65 
192 
69 
29 
61 
500 to 999 acres 
122 
81 
62 
62 
109 
21 
23 
15 
1 ,000 acres or more 
102 
70 
47 
88 
115 
13 
23 
15 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,003 
844 
510 
402 
861 
296 
212 
168 
acres 
335,850 
211,085 
143,923 
251,404 
310,211 
43,600 
64,727 
52,344 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
831 
731 
356 
365 
597 
171 
126 
127 
acres 
323,168 
203,696 
133,704 
245,546 
267,124 
29,872 
55,439 
46,212 
Irrigated land 
farms 
21 
27 
12 
7 
16 
8 
7 
8 
acres 
1,075 
3,198 
217 
953 
1,674 
339 
1,171 
951 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
323,650 
187,357 
45,390 
186,982 
232,200 
12,691 
28,334 
81,659 
Average per farm 
dollars 
281 ,925 
204,315 
81,053 
438,924 
239,382 
36,363 
123,192 
446,222 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
247,179 
163,591 
40,193 
183,689 
152,100 
10,278 
27,035 
79,280 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
76,471 
23,766 
5,197 
3,293 
80,100 
2,413 
1,299 
2,378 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
341 
223 
225 
70 
369 
198 
117 
62 
$2,500 to $4,999 
71 
54 
27 
19 
50 
28 
13 
5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
64 
85 
64 
35 
51 
34 
29 
4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
78 
115 
47 
22 
110 
39 
13 
16 
$25,000 to $49,999 
61 
66 
21 
24 
58 
8 
8 
12 
$50,000 to $99,999 
100 
76 
50 
39 
71 
14 
11 
8 
$100,000 or more 
433 
298 
126 
217 
261 
28 
39 
76 
Government payments 
farms 
796 
592 
442 
349 
766 
231 
166 
155 
$1,000 
9,746 
4,738 
2,310 
4,294 
9,067 
1,251 
1,604 
1,727 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
573 
468 
314 
280 
541 
121 
105 
88 
$1,000 
24,904 
8,285 
1 1 ,679 
17,505 
20,669 
2,534 
3,910 
3,526 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
262,135 
125,296 
50,706 
133,107 
188,614 
10,950 
24,545 
62,602 
Average per farm 
dollars 
228,340 
136,637 
90,546 
312,457 
194,448 
31,374 
106,718 
342,085 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,148 
917 
560 
426 
970 
349 
230 
183 
$1,000 
96,165 
75,083 
8,673 
75,674 
73,323 
5,526 
9,304 
24,310 
Average per farm 
dollars 
83,768 
81 ,879 
15,488 
177,638 
75,591 
15,835 
40,451 
132,841 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
600 
458 
241 
248 
539 
124 
80 
85 
Other 
number 
548 
459 
319 
178 
431 
225 
150 
98 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
680 
522 
335 
210 
507 
194 
118 
115 
200 days or more 
number 
456 
349 
245 
134 
334 
117 
68 
75 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
316 
214 
154 
43 
226 
99 
53 
23 
number 
30,913 
10,868 
10,294 
653 
12,442 
6,732 
3,763 
1,149 
Beef cows 
farms 
231 
182 
124 
32 
196 
95 
50 
15 
number 
7,618 
(D) 
5,278 
293 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Milk cows 
farms 
22 
4 
4 
2 
7 
1 
1 
1 
number 
1,260 
(D) 
332 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
(D) 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
273 
200 
125 
34 
205 
79 
43 
19 
number 
29,240 
9,519 
4,755 
(D) 
6,711 
3,359 
1,248 
382 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
37 
20 
9 
5 
40 
7 
3 
- 
number 
95,639 
22,555 
167 
(D) 
243,801 
49 
76 
- 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
36 
14 
9 
6 
40 
4 
3 
1 
number 
313,098 
(D) 
237 
(D) 
888,050 
87 
50 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
45 
18 
6 
12 
16 
3 
5 
number 
932 
575 
294 
139 
327 
50 
64 
- 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
75 
54 
22 
18 
21 
8 
10 
11 
number 
(D) 
1,843 
781 
456 
525 
256 
174 
125 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
14 
5 
1 
- 
- 
- 
- 
3 
number 
1,136 
515 
(D) 
- 
- 
- 
- 
15 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
609 
491 
219 
291 
431 
61 
70 
110 
acres 
232,584 
1 1 1 ,660 
47,719 
135,596 
161,914 
9,853 
21,487 
30,389 
bushels 
29,688,868 
15,685,574 
1,017,096 
17,085,706 
13,834,019 
571,727 
1,683,040 
4,092,093 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
50 
16 
28 
5 
32 
4 
1 
4 
acres 
3,050 
1,173 
2,568 
1,211 
694 
264 
(D) 
247 
tons 
25,323 
(D) 
14,253 
9,525 
5,304 
2,376 
(D) 
2,391 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
84 
52 
144 
17 
74 
13 
31 
8 
acres 
3,505 
2,520 
21,720 
919 
4,448 
1,031 
4,979 
444 
bushels 
273,516 
167,264 
1 ,243,777 
68,493 
272,955 
50,051 
307,197 
35,447 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
84 
52 
144 
17 
74 
13 
31 
8 
acres 
3,505 
2,520 
21,720 
919 
4,448 
1,031 
4,979 
444 
bushels 
273,516 
167,264 
1 ,243,777 
68,493 
272,955 
50,051 
307,197 
35,447 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
236 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
