Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 2012 (continued) 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Washington 
Wayne 
White 
Whiteside 
Will 
Williamson 
Winnebago 
Woodford 
Farms 
number 
777 
1,187 
582 
1,110 
882 
807 
958 
Land in farms 
acres 
354,899 
368,518 
310,890 
403,242 
234,249 
182,905 
322,983 
Average size of farm 
acres 
457 
310 
534 
363 
266 
147 
227 
337 
Median size of farm 
acres 
175 
80 
80 
115 
35 
60 
57 
112 
Estimated market value of land and buildings: 
Average per farm 
dollars 
2,366,162 
1 ,387,644 
2,394,223 
2,485,254 
2,080,146 
649,404 
1 ,434,529 
2,612,922 
Average per acre 
dollars 
5,180 
4,470 
4,482 
6,841 
7,832 
4,408 
6,329 
7,750 
Estimated market value of all machinery and 
equipment 
$1,000 
204,485 
137,098 
151,394 
264,962 
163,568 
52,052 
103,247 
201,908 
Average per farm 
dollars 
263,173 
115,500 
260,127 
238,704 
185,451 
74,148 
127,939 
210,981 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
44 
15 
25 
84 
97 
31 
115 
83 
1 0 to 49 acres 
166 
395 
182 
287 
395 
283 
256 
230 
50 to 1 79 acres 
181 
461 
177 
276 
133 
293 
232 
255 
1 80 to 499 acres 
177 
154 
84 
237 
121 
52 
104 
194 
500 to 999 acres 
91 
55 
27 
114 
72 
21 
46 
118 
1 ,000 acres or more 
118 
107 
87 
112 
64 
22 
54 
78 
Total cropland 
farms 
706 
1,070 
515 
1,010 
792 
613 
703 
864 
acres 
325,688 
318,671 
275,108 
369,972 
221,175 
72,131 
159,634 
291,630 
Flarvested cropland 
farms 
587 
575 
339 
786 
741 
418 
538 
730 
acres 
311,216 
263,101 
251,008 
351,578 
217,261 
57,988 
144,694 
282,955 
Irrigated land 
farms 
13 
18 
38 
159 
54 
9 
33 
22 
acres 
601 
2,944 
15,201 
57,389 
1,456 
41 
495 
477 
Market value of agricultural products sold (see text) .... 
$1,000 
144,788 
150,274 
130,899 
435,660 
169,100 
22,486 
106,380 
240,646 
Average per farm 
dollars 
186,343 
126,600 
224,912 
392,487 
191,723 
32,031 
131,822 
251,196 
Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops 
$1,000 
94,814 
105,362 
123,679 
337,218 
159,357 
16,685 
84,143 
188,811 
Livestock, poultry, and their products 
$1,000 
49,974 
44,912 
7,220 
98,443 
9,743 
5,801 
22,237 
51,835 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $2,500 
201 
687 
262 
328 
280 
381 
341 
253 
$2,500 to $4,999 
35 
59 
34 
42 
76 
70 
65 
51 
$5,000 to $9,999 
52 
58 
45 
43 
44 
78 
52 
57 
$10,000 to $24,999 
78 
76 
58 
81 
90 
81 
57 
71 
$25,000 to $49,999 
54 
45 
28 
40 
62 
35 
39 
60 
$50,000 to $99,999 
79 
60 
16 
105 
72 
14 
64 
77 
$100,000 or more 
278 
202 
139 
471 
258 
43 
189 
389 
Government payments 
farms 
664 
1,011 
464 
869 
471 
328 
497 
759 
$1,000 
6,187 
7,260 
4,491 
1 1 ,400 
3,639 
1,392 
5,109 
6,107 
Total income from farm-related sources. 
gross before taxes and expenses (see text) 
farms 
521 
626 
302 
579 
404 
271 
397 
600 
$1,000 
34,521 
28,632 
15,553 
20,407 
16,788 
6,305 
13,747 
20,387 
Total farm production expenses 
$1,000 
150,347 
141,221 
101,036 
308,829 
129,038 
25,477 
92,914 
193,177 
Average per farm 
dollars 
193,497 
118,973 
173,602 
278,224 
146,302 
36,292 
115,135 
201,646 
Net cash farm income of operation (see text) 
farms 
777 
1,187 
582 
1,110 
882 
702 
807 
958 
$1,000 
35,150 
44,945 
49,907 
158,638 
60,489 
4,705 
32,322 
73,963 
Average per farm 
dollars 
45,237 
37,864 
85,750 
142,917 
68,581 
6,703 
40,052 
77,205 
Principal operator by primary occupation: 
Farming 
number 
394 
409 
223 
560 
483 
278 
357 
506 
Other 
number 
383 
778 
359 
550 
399 
424 
450 
452 
Principal operator by days worked off farm: 
Any 
number 
483 
606 
350 
661 
505 
450 
488 
594 
200 days or more 
number 
359 
446 
243 
483 
334 
289 
255 
347 
Livestock and poultry: 
Cattle and calves inventory 
farms 
239 
199 
95 
240 
87 
177 
176 
181 
number 
25,136 
15,592 
4,138 
31,343 
2,959 
4,746 
1 1 ,556 
7,700 
Beef cows 
farms 
146 
164 
78 
135 
49 
163 
97 
138 
number 
3,354 
5,042 
2,102 
4,899 
685 
(D) 
1,375 
2,365 
Milk cows 
farms 
47 
11 
3 
21 
11 
2 
32 
7 
number 
7,493 
211 
3 
1,085 
694 
(D) 
2,392 
310 
Cattle and calves sold 
farms 
202 
168 
75 
232 
73 
144 
140 
151 
number 
10,894 
13,599 
2,024 
34,790 
1,432 
2,327 
8,285 
6,252 
Flogs and pigs inventory 
farms 
19 
28 
7 
30 
19 
13 
23 
35 
number 
56,225 
57,576 
12,549 
108,482 
13,766 
(D) 
4,807 
116,006 
Flogs and pigs sold 
farms 
17 
34 
7 
27 
12 
11 
21 
34 
number 
101,266 
298,544 
72,802 
256,574 
22,320 
(D) 
10,351 
180,146 
Sheep and lambs inventory 
farms 
13 
10 
8 
21 
48 
4 
37 
40 
number 
450 
290 
79 
661 
578 
103 
512 
1,829 
Layers inventory (see text) 
farms 
16 
52 
25 
43 
80 
51 
73 
75 
number 
351 
1,280 
572 
(D) 
3,199 
(D) 
2,170 
(D) 
Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold 
farms 
- 
5 
- 
16 
6 
7 
8 
number 
- 
(D) 
- 
815 
630 
- 
795 
2,085 
Selected crops harvested: 
Corn for grain 
farms 
435 
302 
207 
631 
361 
86 
301 
545 
acres 
120,019 
109,748 
119,842 
265,697 
104,785 
19,522 
90,433 
167,923 
bushels 
2,914,588 
5,107,981 
8,268,859 
38,419,195 
11,738,490 
642,381 
8,551,452 
17,902,222 
Corn for silage or greenchop 
farms 
85 
28 
4 
57 
13 
4 
61 
16 
acres 
12,735 
1,489 
140 
3,607 
443 
207 
2,832 
716 
tons 
99,370 
12,071 
1,140 
37,100 
9,067 
(D) 
26,515 
8,280 
Wheat for grain, all 
farms 
385 
108 
84 
37 
63 
19 
61 
41 
acres 
65,956 
17,768 
16,047 
1,589 
5,587 
1,110 
3,566 
2,025 
bushels 
4,188,473 
1,122,819 
1,043,362 
114,301 
442,711 
51,600 
271 ,347 
126,935 
Winter wheat for grain 
farms 
385 
108 
84 
37 
63 
19 
61 
41 
acres 
65,956 
17,768 
16,047 
1,589 
5,587 
1,110 
3,566 
2,025 
bushels 
4,188,473 
1,122,819 
1 ,043,362 
114,301 
442,711 
51,600 
271 ,347 
126,935 
Spring wheat for grain 
farms 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
acres 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
bushels 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
-continued 
2012 Census of Agriculture - County Data 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
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