1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREEN COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 295 1 271 Land in farms ..................acres.. 304 963 293 134 Average size of farm .......acres.. 235 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 312 787 222 576 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 385 994 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 984 75 059 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 55 10 to 49 acres ...................... 177 107 50 to 179 acres ..................... 436 429 180 to 499 acres .................... 507 582 500 to 999 acres .................... 103 85 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 197 1 196 acres.. 249 164 241 533 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 049 1 151 acres.. 206 243 199 948 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 27 acres.. 5 118 4 253 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 125 372 118 153 Average per farm .........dollars.. 96 813 92 961 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 258 12 651 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 96 114 105 502 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 227 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 135 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 144 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 188 274 $100,000 or more .................... 479 458 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 94 888 91 221 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 273 71 771 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 883 967 Other ............................... 412 304 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 514 428 200 days or more ................... 334 266 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 898 1 008 number.. 92 941 96 317 Beef cows ..................farms.. 221 176 number.. 6 283 4 020 Milk cows ..................farms.. 575 728 number.. 36 951 40 379 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 887 1 001 number.. 34 125 41 612 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 104 209 number.. 37 411 63 949 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 113 215 number.. 82 855 153 298 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 57 number.. 1 895 2 910 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 48 33 number.. 1 218 826 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 140 324 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 851 925 acres.. 78 803 75 209 bushels.. 10 672 858 7 836 045 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 519 606 acres.. 13 523 15 097 tons, green.. 200 771 169 073 Oats for grain................farms.. 309 409 acres.. 5 739 8 565 bushels.. 340 396 389 089 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 378 192 acres.. 29 010 11 401 bushels.. 1 372 553 397 460 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 907 1 073 acres.. 89 217 101 902 tons, dry.. 251 899 265 125 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 25 acres.. 1 822 2 534 @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.