1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DOUGLAS COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 267 260 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 806 70 547 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 271 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 176 971 109 663 Average per acre .........dollars.. 608 458 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 781 34 494 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 3 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 28 50 to 179 acres ..................... 110 91 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 108 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 239 245 acres.. 33 886 34 317 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 216 230 acres.. 21 869 23 568 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 5 acres.. (D) 6 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 689 5 407 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 307 20 797 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 206 447 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 483 4 960 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 90 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 45 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 56 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 29 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 13 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 20 $100,000 or more .................... 13 14 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 490 4 654 Average per farm .........dollars.. 16 816 17 900 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 104 124 Other ............................... 163 136 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 175 147 200 days or more ................... 123 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 153 166 number.. 7 115 7 794 Beef cows ..................farms.. 120 118 number.. 2 443 2 500 Milk cows ..................farms.. 28 44 number.. 1 035 1 721 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 145 157 number.. 4 262 3 586 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 16 13 number.. 292 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 13 number.. 409 183 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 22 number.. 825 718 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 16 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. 244 123 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 10 acres.. 195 205 tons, green.. 2 188 1 334 Oats for grain................farms.. 22 23 acres.. 461 591 bushels.. 26 179 31 595 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 207 222 acres.. 21 592 23 765 tons, dry.. 28 106 37 258 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) @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.