1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CLARK COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 883 2 010 Land in farms ..................acres.. 413 901 426 884 Average size of farm .......acres.. 220 212 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 175 414 147 279 Average per acre .........dollars.. 794 689 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 983 60 515 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 45 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 168 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 740 780 180 to 499 acres .................... 807 913 500 to 999 acres .................... 104 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 796 1 931 acres.. 288 868 293 967 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 724 1 862 acres.. 240 808 231 205 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 16 acres.. 686 505 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 159 135 140 433 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 511 69 867 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 508 5 899 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 143 627 134 535 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 241 239 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 128 126 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 160 131 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 221 226 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 191 245 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 377 493 $100,000 or more .................... 565 550 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 116 665 100 624 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 858 50 062 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 394 1 589 Other ............................... 489 421 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 689 609 200 days or more ................... 384 365 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 468 1 620 number.. 123 409 125 887 Beef cows ..................farms.. 278 238 number.. 3 447 2 655 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 119 1 302 number.. 59 735 59 518 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 461 1 612 number.. 51 170 61 029 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 66 166 number.. 5 563 14 528 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 142 number.. 8 520 28 227 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 43 64 number.. 1 868 1 846 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 124 117 number.. 3 662 4 048 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 15 number.. 2 736 2 309 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 090 981 acres.. 59 499 44 802 bushels.. 6 987 007 3 509 704 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 031 1 250 acres.. 30 531 41 220 tons, green.. 428 122 385 213 Oats for grain................farms.. 557 817 acres.. 12 649 17 434 bushels.. 694 853 906 953 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 246 157 acres.. 11 753 4 844 bushels.. 445 556 101 158 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 6 1 acres.. 13 (D) cwt.. 2 513 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 610 1 760 acres.. 141 297 135 662 tons, dry.. 321 192 263 226 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 15 8 acres.. 39 23 @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.