Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Shelby 
Stark 
Stephenson 
Tazewell 
Union 
Vermilion 
Wabash 
Warren 
Farms 
number 
1,282 
348 
1,087 
942 
623 
956 
213 
605 
Land in farms 
acres 
405,783 
168,127 
352,481 
337,376 
121,173 
434,406 
106,424 
338,411 
Average size of farm 
acres 
317 
483 
324 
358 
194 
454 
500 
559 
Median size of farm 
acres 
91 
200 
100 
105 
72 
110 
106 
178 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
1,910,895 
3,592,800 
2,205,409 
2,664,259 
689,524 
3,200,276 
2,653,828 
3,871,392 
Average per acre 
dollars 
6,037 
7,437 
6,801 
7,439 
3,545 
7,043 
5,311 
6,921 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
224,922 
107,829 
226,364 
195,015 
50,718 
247,875 
52,130 
175,993 
Average per farm 
dollars 
175,446 
309,852 
208,247 
207,022 
81,409 
259,283 
244,742 
290,897 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
77 
24 
115 
99 
20 
91 
14 
32 
1 0 to 49 acres 
345 
77 
276 
245 
203 
259 
49 
124 
50 to 1 79 acres 
387 
69 
277 
217 
266 
187 
59 
148 
1 80 to 499 acres 
218 
63 
227 
167 
91 
137 
37 
106 
500 to 999 acres 
133 
60 
101 
100 
19 
134 
18 
95 
1 ,000 acres or more 
122 
55 
91 
114 
24 
148 
36 
100 
Total cropland 
farms 
1,165 
325 
930 
852 
541 
881 
182 
547 
acres 
362,661 
159,464 
315,752 
304,039 
79,343 
409,458 
94,366 
306,004 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
947 
268 
720 
681 
336 
737 
145 
504 
acres 
347,431 
154,652 
298,615 
290,979 
59,743 
399,929 
91,598 
301,695 
Irrigated land 
farms 
15 
2 
7 
110 
33 
13 
8 
6 
acres 
25 
(D) 
22 
38,492 
762 
174 
1,057 
8,023 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
214,305 
132,967 
313,158 
263,705 
33,899 
283,600 
43,492 
274,561 
Average per farm 
dollars 
167,165 
382,089 
288,094 
279,942 
54,412 
296,653 
204,188 
453,820 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
175,808 
125,478 
180,685 
233,801 
30,920 
271,266 
41,449 
239,032 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
38,497 
7,489 
132,472 
29,904 
2,978 
12,334 
2,043 
35,529 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
397 
82 
342 
291 
319 
266 
84 
90 
$2,500 to $4,999 
81 
19 
48 
41 
49 
55 
11 
25 
$5,000 to $9,999 
103 
10 
61 
51 
67 
58 
13 
37 
$10,000 to $24,999 
101 
17 
88 
55 
72 
76 
6 
43 
$25,000 to $49,999 
111 
16 
51 
44 
57 
45 
8 
40 
$50,000 to $99,999 
112 
19 
101 
67 
20 
56 
20 
57 
$100,000 or more 
377 
185 
396 
393 
39 
400 
71 
313 
Government payments 
farms 
981 
296 
796 
730 
364 
728 
166 
468 
$1,000 
8,301 
3,634 
9,449 
6,853 
2,516 
7,122 
1,690 
6,194 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
687 
230 
630 
570 
210 
496 
144 
336 
$1,000 
28,644 
11,196 
20,983 
18,961 
2,577 
31,621 
6,255 
19,689 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
167,204 
90,999 
287,872 
174,029 
31,853 
197,402 
37,868 
181,675 
Average per farm 
dollars 
130,424 
261,491 
264,832 
184,744 
51,128 
206,488 
177,782 
300,289 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
1,282 
348 
1,087 
942 
623 
956 
213 
605 
$1,000 
84,046 
56,798 
55,717 
115,490 
7,139 
124,941 
13,570 
118,770 
Average per farm 
dollars 
65,558 
163,213 
51,258 
122,601 
1 1 ,459 
130,692 
63,710 
196,314 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
661 
217 
618 
469 
233 
521 
111 
358 
Other 
number 
621 
131 
469 
473 
390 
435 
102 
247 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
728 
195 
581 
553 
393 
549 
114 
319 
200 days or more 
number 
513 
116 
406 
349 
223 
368 
67 
201 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
325 
62 
439 
160 
152 
165 
22 
167 
number 
16,882 
2,739 
53,505 
10,139 
6,180 
7,407 
1,248 
15,520 
Beef cows 
farms 
250 
42 
211 
125 
134 
135 
17 
133 
number 
4,350 
(D) 
4,944 
4,388 
(D) 
2,531 
(D) 
5,079 
Milk cows 
farms 
24 
2 
106 
11 
6 
3 
2 
4 
number 
1,670 
(D) 
13,051 
641 
(D) 
85 
(D) 
235 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
273 
55 
392 
154 
130 
140 
19 
137 
number 
10,592 
3,100 
33,496 
6,740 
2,798 
5,808 
549 
10,786 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
44 
8 
35 
32 
2 
18 
- 
38 
number 
74,412 
1 1 ,705 
71 ,436 
49,388 
(D) 
10,701 
- 
67,665 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
45 
8 
37 
34 
4 
21 
1 
36 
number 
165,770 
24,340 
269,61 1 
123,078 
(D) 
40,157 
(D) 
125,268 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
22 
5 
53 
21 
7 
21 
2 
53 
number 
544 
24 
1,802 
1,546 
178 
927 
(D) 
3,566 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
36 
12 
69 
49 
38 
49 
12 
32 
number 
732 
175 
(D) 
1,150 
1,230 
1,419 
230 
996 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
11 
- 
17 
10 
3 
7 
- 
5 
number 
540 
- 
1,191 
1,521 
26 
2,292 
- 
287 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
688 
231 
556 
523 
65 
520 
109 
419 
acres 
181,305 
93,613 
191,694 
166,093 
16,800 
208,995 
44,372 
187,193 
bushels 
12,685,216 
12,501,974 
20,264,297 
21,650,072 
1,175,306 
21,889,899 
2,215,317 
25,225,515 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
59 
6 
141 
18 
2 
17 
2 
31 
acres 
3,799 
146 
14,204 
832 
(D) 
773 
(D) 
1,053 
tons 
39,362 
1,375 
150,894 
8,912 
(D) 
7,701 
(D) 
12,775 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
166 
3 
61 
65 
25 
37 
36 
9 
acres 
7,293 
269 
2,702 
2,320 
2,566 
2,419 
6,116 
249 
bushels 
440,345 
22,483 
217,413 
158,290 
130,402 
199,126 
313,570 
18,371 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
166 
3 
61 
65 
25 
37 
36 
9 
acres 
7,293 
269 
2,702 
2,320 
2,566 
2,419 
6,116 
249 
bushels 
440,345 
22,483 
217,413 
158,290 
130,402 
199,126 
313,570 
18,371 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
--continued 
238 Illinois 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
