ILLINOIS AGRICULTURE
Commodity  Year Unit United States
total
or average		 Illinois
total
or average		 Illinois
as
percent
of U.S.		 Illinois
rank
among
states
FARMS
 Number of Farms 1997   2,057,910 76,000 3.7 9
 Land in Farms 1997 Thousand acres 968,338 28,000 2.9 16
CASH RECEIPTS FROM
FARM MARKETINGS
 Crops 1997 Million Dollars 112,097 7,339 6.5 2
 Livestock 1997 Million Dollars 96,568 1,937 2.0 18
 Total 1997 Million Dollars 208,665 9,276 4.4 5
CROPS
Corn, grain
  Acreage 1997 Thousand acres 73,720 11,050 15.0 2
  Yield per acre 1997 Bushels 127.0 129.0 - -
  Production 1997 Thousand bushels 9,365,574 1,425,450 15.2 2
Soybeans
  Acreage 1997 Thousand acres 69,884 9,950 14.2 2
  Yield per acre 1997 Bushels 39.0 43.0 - -
  Production 1997 Thousand bushels 2,727,254 427,850 15.7 2
Winter wheat
  Acreage 1997 Thousand acres 41,813 1,150 2.8 8
  Yield per acre 1997 Bushels 45.0 61.0 - -
  Production 1997 Thousand bushels 1,882,609 70,150 3.7 7
Sorghum, grain
  Acreage 1997 Thousand acres 9,391 155 1.7 7
  Yield per acre 1997 Bushels 69.5 91.0 - -
  Production 1997 Thousand bushels 653,106 14,105 2.2 6
Oats
  Acreage 1997 Thousand acres 2,911 75 2.6 12
  Yield per acre 1997 Bushels 60.5 74.0 - -
  Production 1997 Thousand bushels 176,104 5,550 3.2 10
All hay
  Acreage 1997 Thousand acres 60,815 1,020 1.7 25
  Yield per acre 1997 Tons 2.5 3.29 - -
  Production 1997 Thousand tons 152,120 3,354 2.2 22
LIVESTOCK
 Cattle & calves on farms 01/01/98 Thousand head 99,501 1,690 1.7 21
 Cattle & calves marketed 1997 Million pounds 57,159 768 1.3 17
 Hogs & pigs on farms 12/01/97 Thousand head 60,915 4,800 7.9 4
 Pigs saved 1997 Thousand head 99,847 7,622 7.6 4
 Pigs saved per litter 1997 Head 8.66 8.42 - -
 Hogs & pigs marketed 1997 Million pounds 24,341 1,854 7.6 4
 Sheep & lambs on farms 01/01/98 Thousand head 7,616 79 1.0 22
 Sheep & lambs marketed 1997 Million pounds 782 7 0.9 19
 Milk cows on farms 01/01/98 Thousand head 9,191 145 1.6 16
 Milk production 1997 Million pounds 156,602 2,307 1.5 17
 Milk per cow 1997 Pounds 16,915 15,694 - -
 Swiss cheese 1997 Thousand pounds 207,583 58,170 28 2
 Total cheese 1997 Thousand pounds 7,329,018 120,199 1.6 12
 Creamed cottage cheese 1997 Thousand pounds 359,525 35,861 10.0 2
 Ice cream, Regular 1997 Thousand gallons 905,590 35,482 3.9 6
 Egg production 1997 Million eggs 77,401 838 1.1 27
 Turkey production 1997 Thousand head 300,620 3,500 1.2 14
 Turkey production 1997 Thousand pounds 7,215,704 86,800 1.2 15
AGRICULTURAL EXPORT SALES
 All commodities FY97 Million dollars 57,365 3,748 6.5 3
 Feed grains and products FY97 Million dollars 8,448 1,300 15.4 2
 Soybeans and products FY97 Million dollars 9,254 1,550 16.7 2
 Wheat and products FY97 Million dollars 4,331 151 3.5 11
 Live animals and meat 1/ FY97 Million dollars 4,893 213 4.4 6
 Feeds and fodders FY97 Million dollars 1,811 90 5.0 6
 Hides and skins FY97 Million dollars 1,693 50 3.0 8
 Fats, oils and greases FY97 Million dollars 523 21 4.0 7
Illinois Agricultural Statistics Service
Annual Summary - 1998		 Page 9


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