1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GRANT COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 238 2 340 Land in farms ..................acres.. 599 617 620 951 Average size of farm .......acres.. 268 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 666 218 074 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 112 818 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 775 73 237 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 73 115 10 to 49 acres ...................... 234 204 50 to 179 acres ..................... 681 645 180 to 499 acres .................... 982 1 100 500 to 999 acres .................... 221 226 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 50 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 051 2 159 acres.. 376 191 400 489 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 765 2 048 acres.. 297 085 313 561 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 21 acres.. (D) 360 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 204 300 204 675 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 287 87 468 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 36 634 21 746 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 167 666 182 929 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 343 186 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 122 127 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 163 192 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 284 295 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 221 298 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 366 452 $100,000 or more .................... 739 790 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 158 419 155 263 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 818 66 323 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 474 1 744 Other ............................... 764 596 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 963 848 200 days or more ................... 611 519 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 725 1 896 number.. 178 329 195 510 Beef cows ..................farms.. 721 671 number.. 24 584 20 935 Milk cows ..................farms.. 878 1 089 number.. 52 702 58 995 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 715 1 899 number.. 76 834 85 097 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 306 580 number.. 117 593 170 466 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 314 610 number.. 220 147 311 166 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 81 97 number.. 2 422 3 427 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 60 84 number.. 49 351 33 863 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 7 number.. 6 481 630 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 504 1 692 acres.. 126 233 136 806 bushels.. 17 148 705 16 898 272 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 769 831 acres.. 16 879 17 056 tons, green.. 271 185 234 482 Oats for grain................farms.. 782 1 125 acres.. 15 505 24 804 bushels.. 964 601 1 368 050 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 405 145 acres.. 30 128 7 245 bushels.. 1 506 419 274 190 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 563 1 903 acres.. 128 475 142 936 tons, dry.. 381 259 432 846 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 8 17 acres.. (D) 326 @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.