1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 DUNN COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 397 1 383 Land in farms ..................acres.. 368 618 366 593 Average size of farm .......acres.. 264 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 242 152 188 280 Average per acre .........dollars.. 934 677 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 437 65 199 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 31 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 169 147 50 to 179 acres ..................... 525 435 180 to 499 acres .................... 514 585 500 to 999 acres .................... 118 139 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 308 1 306 acres.. 234 530 248 865 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 108 1 224 acres.. 193 548 193 759 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 57 acres.. 13 425 16 006 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 114 375 106 668 Average per farm .........dollars.. 81 872 77 128 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 266 18 255 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 85 109 88 413 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 354 205 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 95 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 150 146 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 165 177 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 144 127 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 165 261 $100,000 or more .................... 324 362 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 88 432 83 786 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 346 60 583 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 821 946 Other ............................... 576 437 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 649 546 200 days or more ................... 409 323 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 871 1 017 number.. 69 216 80 532 Beef cows ..................farms.. 314 280 number.. 5 754 4 298 Milk cows ..................farms.. 478 669 number.. 26 511 33 077 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 855 998 number.. 26 800 29 607 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 69 134 number.. 15 487 21 031 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 66 135 number.. 27 604 36 686 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 38 number.. 1 906 1 132 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 49 49 number.. 2 763 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 12 number.. 1 702 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 742 855 acres.. 73 054 62 644 bushels.. 9 065 139 5 982 155 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 447 607 acres.. 13 476 18 018 tons, green.. 200 332 190 291 Oats for grain................farms.. 322 452 acres.. 8 067 10 241 bushels.. 419 697 530 929 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 247 259 acres.. 19 760 14 632 bushels.. 726 930 289 290 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 926 1 076 acres.. 79 605 91 431 tons, dry.. 187 942 210 990 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 25 24 acres.. 1 083 1 918 @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.