1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 927 886 Land in farms ..................acres.. 191 367 189 905 Average size of farm .......acres.. 206 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 195 570 169 264 Average per acre .........dollars.. 943 769 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 042 50 407 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 21 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 137 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 382 356 180 to 499 acres .................... 334 349 500 to 999 acres .................... 40 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 875 853 acres.. 133 288 135 450 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 742 778 acres.. 100 954 100 495 Irrigated land .................farms.. 23 27 acres.. 2 768 3 120 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 57 778 52 957 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 328 59 771 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 308 9 857 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 470 43 099 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 249 169 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 68 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 93 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 128 122 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 91 135 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 111 148 $100,000 or more .................... 184 164 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 319 42 560 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 553 48 091 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 545 605 Other ............................... 382 281 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 457 366 200 days or more ................... 301 226 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 564 631 number.. 39 671 46 626 Beef cows ..................farms.. 196 154 number.. 3 860 2 853 Milk cows ..................farms.. 329 426 number.. 15 068 17 949 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 559 619 number.. 16 806 19 764 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 72 number.. 1 338 2 984 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 43 70 number.. 3 342 6 740 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 15 number.. 381 311 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 53 67 number.. (D) 2 769 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 10 number.. 925 121 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 505 521 acres.. 36 965 28 038 bushels.. 4 461 029 2 310 499 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 273 362 acres.. 5 365 10 143 tons, green.. 70 541 91 899 Oats for grain................farms.. 254 361 acres.. 5 552 8 264 bushels.. 293 027 439 030 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 147 98 acres.. 9 011 5 562 bushels.. 349 457 106 286 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 3 6 acres.. 2 6 cwt.. 212 900 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 628 683 acres.. 48 964 53 809 tons, dry.. 120 832 107 593 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 15 acres.. (D) 1 051 @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.