Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Randolph 
Richland 
Rock Island 
St. Clair 
Saline 
Sangamon 
Schuyler 
Scott 
Farms 
number 
793 
554 
666 
732 
483 
1,092 
542 
356 
Land in farms 
acres 
278,596 
188,883 
149,186 
251,931 
139,854 
514,043 
182,093 
147,532 
Average size of farm 
acres 
351 
341 
224 
344 
290 
471 
336 
414 
Median size of farm 
acres 
113 
68 
79 
94 
60 
72 
106 
113 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,566,427 
1 ,498,597 
1 ,396,573 
2,173,104 
1,221,402 
3,468,062 
1 ,470,393 
2,412,296 
Average per acre 
dollars 
4,459 
4,395 
6,235 
6,314 
4,218 
7,367 
4,377 
5,821 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
138,115 
89,002 
94,469 
165,109 
66,173 
295,402 
64,876 
82,859 
Average per farm 
dollars 
174,167 
160,654 
141,846 
225,558 
137,005 
270,515 
119,698 
232,749 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
42 
42 
49 
79 
15 
147 
18 
21 
1 0 to 49 acres 
179 
188 
226 
202 
180 
305 
112 
84 
50 to 1 79 acres 
268 
152 
206 
168 
165 
256 
235 
113 
1 80 to 499 acres 
164 
65 
106 
128 
51 
166 
87 
56 
500 to 999 acres 
73 
48 
47 
77 
30 
87 
33 
36 
1 ,000 acres or more 
67 
59 
32 
78 
42 
131 
57 
46 
Total cropland 
farms 
713 
476 
575 
631 
405 
954 
477 
328 
acres 
228,029 
167,313 
119,622 
227,432 
117,680 
475,849 
124,557 
122,771 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
581 
321 
444 
575 
277 
740 
323 
261 
acres 
216,526 
137,821 
108,517 
220,813 
108,397 
456,425 
111,165 
114,696 
Irrigated land 
farms 
12 
6 
36 
24 
4 
22 
9 
17 
acres 
1,083 
(D) 
4,038 
512 
20 
984 
1,652 
7,034 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
104,382 
81,388 
101,434 
119,181 
58,660 
358,353 
78,430 
89,182 
Average per farm 
dollars 
131,629 
146,910 
152,303 
162,816 
121,448 
328,162 
144,704 
250,510 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
92,977 
43,872 
89,974 
106,477 
38,544 
336,504 
52,694 
76,377 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
1 1 ,405 
37,516 
11,460 
12,704 
20,116 
21,849 
25,736 
12,805 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
254 
244 
238 
203 
222 
371 
243 
106 
$2,500 to $4,999 
51 
37 
34 
53 
51 
76 
25 
22 
$5,000 to $9,999 
68 
36 
57 
60 
41 
92 
39 
25 
$10,000 to $24,999 
68 
50 
57 
40 
32 
78 
61 
30 
$25,000 to $49,999 
71 
33 
47 
60 
25 
35 
33 
35 
$50,000 to $99,999 
70 
43 
44 
74 
26 
69 
37 
28 
$100,000 or more 
211 
111 
189 
242 
86 
371 
104 
110 
Government payments 
farms 
582 
455 
445 
508 
329 
791 
462 
283 
$1,000 
4,034 
5,909 
3,369 
4,174 
1,878 
9,359 
3,899 
2,904 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
428 
334 
349 
408 
184 
538 
283 
182 
$1,000 
12,533 
15,364 
4,890 
13,371 
5,977 
28,619 
8,937 
4,934 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
82,615 
94,784 
71,378 
107,594 
54,090 
262,447 
61,176 
55,278 
Average per farm 
dollars 
104,181 
171,091 
107,174 
146,987 
1 1 1 ,988 
240,336 
112,871 
155,277 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
793 
554 
666 
732 
483 
1,092 
542 
356 
$1,000 
38,333 
7,877 
38,315 
29,131 
12,424 
133,885 
30,089 
41,741 
Average per farm 
dollars 
48,339 
14,218 
57,529 
39,797 
25,723 
122,605 
55,515 
117,250 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
378 
210 
335 
347 
181 
551 
191 
156 
Other 
number 
415 
344 
331 
385 
302 
541 
351 
200 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
448 
335 
341 
463 
283 
597 
299 
236 
200 days or more 
number 
300 
267 
244 
290 
189 
346 
188 
158 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
282 
94 
180 
142 
150 
219 
130 
106 
number 
12,482 
4,180 
9,901 
7,280 
4,584 
11,340 
7,176 
3,791 
Beef cows 
farms 
236 
71 
140 
90 
128 
193 
116 
102 
number 
4,506 
1,135 
3,487 
1,621 
2,449 
5,265 
(D) 
2,387 
Milk cows 
farms 
9 
6 
4 
15 
4 
9 
4 
- 
number 
1,167 
944 
290 
1,255 
42 
343 
(D) 
- 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
237 
89 
166 
114 
111 
196 
109 
88 
number 
6,403 
1,618 
4,507 
4,438 
2,742 
5,082 
4,155 
2,085 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
12 
18 
13 
15 
13 
24 
14 
16 
number 
1,631 
54,075 
1 1 ,525 
12,084 
27,155 
38,196 
58,583 
1 1 ,502 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
14 
18 
12 
15 
9 
29 
10 
17 
number 
6,350 
145,517 
54,889 
23,872 
149,392 
98,676 
315,622 
(D) 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
21 
13 
25 
40 
7 
16 
10 
14 
number 
584 
167 
896 
729 
145 
434 
121 
221 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
39 
19 
35 
63 
35 
49 
13 
13 
number 
986 
924 
959 
1,488 
62,039 
2,576 
180 
470 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
2 
2 
3 
3 
- 
6 
3 
2 
number 
(D) 
(D) 
59 
(D) 
- 
1,345 
90 
(D) 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
357 
184 
267 
390 
128 
519 
228 
190 
acres 
74,418 
57,067 
62,174 
98,610 
48,332 
299,436 
62,082 
63,223 
bushels 
3,541,938 
2,027,918 
9,461,717 
5,970,350 
2,176,373 
36,678,628 
4,677,405 
7,046,235 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
38 
24 
24 
28 
6 
13 
15 
12 
acres 
1,996 
1,784 
392 
1,440 
165 
453 
561 
191 
tons 
16,017 
13,416 
7,049 
13,585 
1,960 
7,663 
4,723 
2,167 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
291 
90 
14 
239 
25 
29 
36 
46 
acres 
41,681 
10,215 
379 
28,281 
2,881 
1,106 
1,658 
3,717 
bushels 
2,552,780 
713,362 
24,477 
1,607,006 
181,306 
73,142 
94,110 
175,293 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
291 
90 
14 
239 
25 
29 
36 
46 
acres 
41,681 
10,215 
379 
28,281 
2,881 
1,106 
1,658 
3,717 
bushels 
2,552,780 
713,362 
24,477 
1,607,006 
181,306 
73,142 
94,110 
175,293 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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