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White County,
Ill. (of which Carmi is the largest city) is based around an
abundance and variety of agriculture. The area supports mostly
grain and other crop farming, with the majority being No. 2
yellow corn, soybeans and wheat. There is also a substantial
amount of production in the vegetable and specialty crop area,
with crops such as green beans, white corn, cabbage, cucumbers,
sweet corn and melons. This area is not a large livestock-producing
area, since time and resources are focused on crops.
Each year, an average of $42.5 million of crops and $4.5 million
of livestock and livestock products are produced and sold from
White County. All of this is produced on 188,400 acres cropland
or 234,900 acres of total farmland, which is controlled and
operated by 448 farms.
Farming is a large part of the income in White County, but agricultural-related
work such as fertilizer companies, grain elevators, implement
dealers, seed dealers, accounting firms specializing in farm
accounting, high school ag teachers and many other areas of
agricultural work still hold most of the areas jobs, since it
takes all of these people to make the agriculture of White County
function and thrive.
Agriculture is a cherished way of life for people in White County,
and it provides for a local "flavor" m the community that provides
a natural place to raise a family and enjoy the harmonious relationship
between nature and the industrialized world.
For more on White County agriculture, access the Illinois Farm
Bureau web site at
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