1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DOOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 702 760 Land in farms ..................acres.. 121 879 130 051 Average size of farm .......acres.. 174 171 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 262 365 174 078 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 383 955 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 710 59 561 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 41 37 10 to 49 acres ...................... 123 141 50 to 179 acres ..................... 301 295 180 to 499 acres .................... 208 258 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 24 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 676 741 acres.. 93 350 101 313 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 619 723 acres.. 77 867 84 974 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 32 acres.. 716 1 180 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 296 38 804 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 552 51 058 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 942 9 901 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 26 353 28 903 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 190 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 88 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 98 97 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 85 78 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 74 118 $100,000 or more .................... 120 129 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 345 30 039 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 862 39 473 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 393 466 Other ............................... 309 294 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 341 360 200 days or more ................... 226 244 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 306 400 number.. 23 038 26 655 Beef cows ..................farms.. 61 58 number.. 608 573 Milk cows ..................farms.. 201 280 number.. 10 615 12 578 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 293 391 number.. 8 428 9 927 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 51 number.. 910 2 392 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 15 47 number.. 1 147 5 559 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 23 number.. 910 728 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 33 number.. 946 1 370 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 200 220 acres.. 12 006 11 769 bushels.. 1 277 998 979 751 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 218 300 acres.. 6 987 9 917 tons, green.. 84 231 98 951 Oats for grain................farms.. 269 368 acres.. 7 900 11 489 bushels.. 485 622 713 061 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 53 27 acres.. 2 756 1 213 bushels.. 102 017 27 325 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 7 acres.. (D) 35 cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 451 522 acres.. 36 225 43 064 tons, dry.. 80 025 76 264 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 78 69 acres.. 4 434 3 304 @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.