1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DODGE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 807 2 004 Land in farms ..................acres.. 391 959 414 240 Average size of farm .......acres.. 217 207 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 328 519 250 207 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 537 1 206 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 677 84 456 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 101 116 10 to 49 acres ...................... 261 281 50 to 179 acres ..................... 679 738 180 to 499 acres .................... 609 724 500 to 999 acres .................... 122 120 1,000 acres or more ................. 35 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 693 1 881 acres.. 330 516 352 875 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 571 1 824 acres.. 301 793 309 499 Irrigated land .................farms.. 33 27 acres.. 1 322 2 430 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 193 585 189 231 Average per farm .........dollars.. 107 131 94 427 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 51 016 32 810 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 142 569 156 421 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 223 171 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 114 102 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 125 167 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 220 278 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 240 233 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 299 405 $100,000 or more .................... 586 648 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 139 983 143 133 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 382 71 424 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 189 1 468 Other ............................... 618 536 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 789 757 200 days or more ................... 550 484 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 076 1 348 number.. 118 854 143 107 Beef cows ..................farms.. 158 142 number.. 2 341 2 881 Milk cows ..................farms.. 690 949 number.. 46 487 54 930 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 084 1 340 number.. 64 610 85 890 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 156 276 number.. 51 117 73 657 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 161 285 number.. 116 263 129 136 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 59 number.. 1 538 1 754 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 56 89 number.. 14 374 89 697 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 29 13 number.. 5 743 1 618 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 268 1 409 acres.. 120 303 120 012 bushels.. 15 911 017 11 813 196 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 728 998 acres.. 28 085 38 958 tons, green.. 419 753 428 533 Oats for grain................farms.. 481 782 acres.. 8 078 16 076 bushels.. 529 483 944 977 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 655 405 acres.. 46 167 21 586 bushels.. 2 123 840 652 586 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 2 acres.. 4 (D) cwt.. 402 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 219 1 449 acres.. 87 218 96 490 tons, dry.. 241 164 239 282 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 247 360 acres.. 16 875 29 856 @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.