1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 FOREST COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 111 115 Land in farms ..................acres.. 26 150 26 456 Average size of farm .......acres.. 236 230 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 166 540 111 390 Average per acre .........dollars.. 716 522 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 973 39 503 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 14 10 50 to 179 acres ..................... 34 44 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 49 500 to 999 acres .................... 6 9 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 105 108 acres.. 11 735 12 914 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 95 100 acres.. 8 085 7 572 Irrigated land .................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 3 698 4 379 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 313 38 077 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 422 483 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 276 3 896 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 16 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 10 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 19 11 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 4 9 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 13 $100,000 or more .................... 7 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 251 3 841 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 553 33 404 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 53 54 Other ............................... 58 61 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 63 71 200 days or more ................... 38 41 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 71 73 number.. 5 304 7 582 Beef cows ..................farms.. 40 33 number.. 448 539 Milk cows ..................farms.. 21 25 number.. 670 852 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 68 63 number.. 5 190 7 130 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 6 10 number.. 28 80 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 4 number.. 7 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 7 number.. (D) 202 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 9 number.. 209 214 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 4 1 acres.. 112 (D) bushels.. 10 280 (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 17 15 acres.. 754 426 tons, green.. 5 638 2 303 Oats for grain................farms.. 14 28 acres.. 287 467 bushels.. 17 469 21 000 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 87 90 acres.. 7 078 6 594 tons, dry.. 12 422 9 115 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 1 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.