1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CRAWFORD COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 958 978 Land in farms ..................acres.. 233 481 248 956 Average size of farm .......acres.. 244 255 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 760 150 944 Average per acre .........dollars.. 820 603 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 421 44 011 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 33 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 322 296 180 to 499 acres .................... 424 443 500 to 999 acres .................... 74 88 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 901 910 acres.. 114 153 120 514 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 749 867 acres.. 82 000 90 609 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 25 acres.. 377 733 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 983 48 520 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 736 49 612 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 596 7 421 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 31 388 41 099 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 221 138 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 81 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 100 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 167 161 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 146 162 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 127 196 $100,000 or more .................... 120 140 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 31 362 35 288 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 771 36 118 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 570 689 Other ............................... 388 289 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 475 408 200 days or more ................... 305 239 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 663 723 number.. 42 437 48 761 Beef cows ..................farms.. 290 216 number.. 6 450 5 135 Milk cows ..................farms.. 306 437 number.. 13 269 16 981 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 659 709 number.. 17 308 20 109 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 73 146 number.. 8 904 24 264 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 69 143 number.. 16 289 45 548 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 23 number.. 679 599 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 44 number.. 1 768 1 006 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 805 1 180 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 527 567 acres.. 24 514 25 894 bushels.. 2 977 493 2 801 978 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 274 336 acres.. 4 917 6 209 tons, green.. 72 392 82 604 Oats for grain................farms.. 242 316 acres.. 4 135 5 456 bushels.. 227 687 272 351 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 68 22 acres.. 4 504 1 302 bushels.. 188 472 42 198 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 5 acres.. 7 (D) cwt.. 432 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 653 763 acres.. 47 439 57 389 tons, dry.. 121 407 147 647 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 15 acres.. 85 68 @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.