1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 COLUMBIA COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 359 1 443 Land in farms ..................acres.. 325 723 327 185 Average size of farm .......acres.. 240 227 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 362 458 239 628 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 514 1 061 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 787 72 011 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 87 10 to 49 acres ...................... 222 190 50 to 179 acres ..................... 510 552 180 to 499 acres .................... 391 476 500 to 999 acres .................... 120 107 1,000 acres or more ................. 46 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 261 1 359 acres.. 253 404 260 747 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 150 1 314 acres.. 220 834 218 866 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 46 acres.. 1 066 3 137 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 106 871 104 566 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 639 72 464 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 46 118 35 059 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 60 752 69 507 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 252 179 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 91 131 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 118 133 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 221 266 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 178 199 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 175 194 $100,000 or more .................... 324 341 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 88 252 86 840 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 844 60 139 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 788 946 Other ............................... 571 497 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 705 665 200 days or more ................... 468 429 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 714 802 number.. 59 602 64 363 Beef cows ..................farms.. 219 201 number.. 4 526 5 130 Milk cows ..................farms.. 305 413 number.. 16 759 20 328 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 693 784 number.. 28 949 30 840 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 133 212 number.. 43 751 54 393 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 135 212 number.. 86 546 103 000 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 76 100 number.. 3 900 3 959 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 57 number.. (D) 163 178 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 10 number.. 1 634 2 385 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 878 994 acres.. 109 907 109 330 bushels.. 14 145 362 12 102 417 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 355 443 acres.. 11 557 14 443 tons, green.. 167 402 168 332 Oats for grain................farms.. 277 430 acres.. 4 778 8 059 bushels.. 258 562 418 250 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 448 386 acres.. 39 536 21 388 bushels.. 1 700 121 685 236 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 7 8 acres.. (D) 32 cwt.. (D) 3 615 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 814 984 acres.. 45 652 51 718 tons, dry.. 120 570 120 262 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 182 264 acres.. 10 226 16 753 @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.