Economic
Farms (2002 census data unless indicated):
- 816 farms with average size of 440 acres totaling 359,352 acres.
- Estimated value of land and buildings = $1,694,178 per farm.
- Average value of land per acre = $3,759.
- Estimated value of all machinery and equipment per farm =
$146,357.
- Number of farms by size:
1-9 acres
10-49
50-179
180-499
500-999
1,000 or more |
75
119
128
228
173
93
|
- Market value of agricultural products sold (2002):
| Crops |
$93,072,000
|
|
| Livestock |
81,468,000
|
|
| Total |
$174,540,000
|
($213,897 average per farm) |
- Number of farms by value of sales:
|
Less than $2,500
2,500 - 4,999
5,000 - 9,999
10,000 - 24,999
25,000 - 49,999
50,000 - 99,999
100,000 or more
|
133
25
31
62
73
144
348
|
- Total farm production expense: $162,583,000
( $199,979 average per farm)
- Net cash returns from ag sales for the farm unit:
$18,226,000
total
(average of 22,418 for 813 farms)
- Operators by principal occupation:
- Operator by days worked off farm:
any days
200 days or more |
468
278 |
Source: 2002 Census of Agriculture - County Data and Illinois
Agricultural Statistics Service, 2007
Farm Financial Situation - 2006
| Operators total net farm income (Illinois) |
103,303
|
Grain
Farms
Hog
Farms
Dairy
Farms
Beef
Farms |
109,569
108,461
57,073
12,243
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Selected Factors
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DeKalb
|
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Illinois
|
160,964 
130,538 
58,031 
34,811 
1,020 
195 
56 
564 
|
Net farm income
Labor & management income
Capital purchases
Depreciation
Tillable acres
Corn Yield
Soybean Yield
Crop return/acre |
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Source: Illinois FBFM Association and the Department of
Agricultural and Consumer Economics
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