1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FLORENCE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 86 78 Land in farms ..................acres.. 19 371 21 008 Average size of farm .......acres.. 225 269 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 151 578 142 636 Average per acre .........dollars.. 673 530 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 43 503 45 765 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 0 10 to 49 acres ...................... 7 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 23 180 to 499 acres .................... 31 39 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 82 75 acres.. 11 080 11 746 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 79 67 acres.. 7 913 7 130 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 1 850 2 393 Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 513 30 685 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 484 471 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 366 1 923 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 30 27 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 9 4 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 11 $100,000 or more .................... 5 7 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 1 791 2 155 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 821 27 626 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 44 48 Other ............................... 42 30 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 49 47 200 days or more ................... 35 28 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 46 49 number.. 1 883 2 562 Beef cows ..................farms.. 26 21 number.. 423 348 Milk cows ..................farms.. 16 24 number.. 562 808 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 48 45 number.. 981 1 004 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 4 number.. 17 22 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 76 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 3 number.. (D) 6 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 6 5 number.. 187 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 21 26 acres.. 577 837 tons, green.. 6 638 9 167 Oats for grain................farms.. 12 9 acres.. 113 101 bushels.. 5 605 4 600 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 72 65 acres.. 6 730 5 476 tons, dry.. 12 367 8 201 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 1 acres.. 17 (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.