1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 65 602 67 959 Land in farms ..................acres.. 14 900 205 15 463 551 Average size of farm .......acres.. 227 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 282 135 210 179 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 244 925 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 731 66 001 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 142 3 605 10 to 49 acres ...................... 9 673 8 655 50 to 179 acres ..................... 24 546 24 121 180 to 499 acres .................... 22 228 25 570 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 573 4 790 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 440 1 218 Total cropland .................farms.. 61 166 64 229 acres.. 10 353 300 10 948 614 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 54 369 61 125 acres.. 8 625 011 8 843 649 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 025 2 146 acres.. 341 813 330 838 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 579 861 5 259 670 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 056 77 395 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 640 283 1 126 566 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 939 578 4 133 103 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 14 007 9 932 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 161 5 355 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 177 6 576 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 8 841 8 995 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 826 7 872 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 8 818 11 916 $100,000 or more .................... 15 772 17 313 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 202 802 4 029 737 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 083 59 292 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 39 030 46 180 Other ............................... 26 572 21 779 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 31 303 28 081 200 days or more ................... 21 088 18 307 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 39 593 46 052 number.. 3 440 300 3 866 998 Beef cows ..................farms.. 11 642 10 394 number.. 222 522 195 810 Milk cows ..................farms.. 22 576 30 156 number.. 1 336 626 1 521 969 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 38 832 45 227 number.. 1 547 935 1 808 889 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 686 6 760 number.. 738 339 1 173 783 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 591 6 776 number.. 1 523 490 2 244 673 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 100 2 444 number.. 76 113 84 956 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 534 2 860 number.. 4 117 078 3 734 208 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 587 504 number.. 27 607 761 13 686 548 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 34 315 36 674 acres.. 2 877 971 2 830 496 bushels.. 362 498 739 283 709 848 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 22 498 28 701 acres.. 717 549 937 346 tons, green.. 10 444 465 10 189 877 Oats for grain................farms.. 14 925 22 195 acres.. 314 722 488 332 bushels.. 18 623 580 27 900 172 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 028 8 957 acres.. 990 531 575 087 bushels.. 42 681 842 17 659 688 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 418 447 acres.. 85 304 78 231 cwt.. 30 242 152 26 639 799 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 44 115 51 238 acres.. 3 554 932 3 911 258 tons, dry.. 8 606 243 8 621 168 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 288 4 269 acres.. 270 130 347 581 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1997 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1997." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and State together with comparable data from the 1992 census. The items included are the same for all States and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by State. Data for 1997 and 1992 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the National Technical Information Service. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call the National Agricultural Statistics Service at 1-800-523-3215 or 1-800-727-9540.