1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 595 2 639 Land in farms ..................acres.. 512 971 538 582 Average size of farm .......acres.. 198 204 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 366 967 280 434 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 853 1 367 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 716 72 746 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 217 260 10 to 49 acres ...................... 565 489 50 to 179 acres ..................... 948 871 180 to 499 acres .................... 655 805 500 to 999 acres .................... 161 159 1,000 acres or more ................. 49 55 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 383 2 490 acres.. 413 711 451 122 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 981 2 373 acres.. 354 307 378 682 Irrigated land .................farms.. 79 86 acres.. 6 639 5 875 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 284 637 270 522 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 687 102 509 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 88 413 65 801 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 196 224 204 722 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 658 370 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 174 194 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 218 245 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 327 422 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 291 299 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 262 348 $100,000 or more .................... 665 761 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 195 160 189 306 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 235 71 734 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 408 1 636 Other ............................... 1 187 1 003 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 296 1 187 200 days or more ................... 921 816 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 199 1 424 number.. 130 422 150 513 Beef cows ..................farms.. 253 248 number.. 3 775 3 805 Milk cows ..................farms.. 650 873 number.. 50 432 58 420 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 175 1 408 number.. 56 821 70 564 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 130 273 number.. 43 562 67 572 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 143 283 number.. 100 950 130 515 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 107 119 number.. 3 829 6 014 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 61 80 number.. 7 716 64 151 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 21 number.. 2 831 2 423 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 370 1 591 acres.. 166 255 187 388 bushels.. 21 814 834 19 654 306 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 697 883 acres.. 25 984 29 496 tons, green.. 402 265 378 180 Oats for grain................farms.. 324 555 acres.. 5 602 10 590 bushels.. 316 101 530 553 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 732 478 acres.. 61 570 25 677 bushels.. 2 877 620 910 299 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 15 2 acres.. 12 (D) cwt.. 1 159 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 312 1 703 acres.. 97 632 123 147 tons, dry.. 269 739 333 174 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 145 254 acres.. 4 320 16 934 @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.