1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ADAMS COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 360 340 Land in farms ..................acres.. 121 572 119 354 Average size of farm .......acres.. 338 351 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 403 930 361 212 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 263 939 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 289 98 103 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 37 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 119 180 to 499 acres .................... 128 107 500 to 999 acres .................... 26 41 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 342 318 acres.. 84 142 87 504 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 299 298 acres.. 74 362 69 130 Irrigated land .................farms.. 65 65 acres.. 41 896 38 008 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 58 306 39 778 Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 962 116 995 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 737 32 516 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 5 569 7 263 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 91 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 31 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 53 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 49 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 26 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 35 $100,000 or more .................... 69 64 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 40 641 36 250 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 206 106 304 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 194 199 Other ............................... 166 141 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 185 167 200 days or more ................... 123 122 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 146 159 number.. 7 874 9 409 Beef cows ..................farms.. 64 70 number.. 1 163 1 229 Milk cows ..................farms.. 43 64 number.. 1 806 2 635 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 147 154 number.. 3 095 4 086 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 25 34 number.. 1 008 615 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 34 number.. 5 701 2 382 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 12 number.. 146 133 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 15 number.. 897 569 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 4 number.. 0 506 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 189 187 acres.. 17 783 16 977 bushels.. 2 093 918 1 598 257 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 51 74 acres.. 1 890 3 112 tons, green.. 22 252 28 692 Oats for grain................farms.. 36 51 acres.. 706 862 bushels.. 34 092 31 226 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 93 94 acres.. 8 809 6 698 bushels.. 324 969 164 262 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 23 27 acres.. 15 471 15 701 cwt.. 5 965 536 5 599 078 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 186 193 acres.. 12 040 9 850 tons, dry.. 25 867 14 829 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 33 38 acres.. 18 868 18 953 @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.