1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 GREEN LAKE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 584 705 Land in farms ..................acres.. 134 271 163 145 Average size of farm .......acres.. 230 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 305 958 251 599 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 453 1 198 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 954 64 957 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 28 10 to 49 acres ...................... 68 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 226 250 180 to 499 acres .................... 205 273 500 to 999 acres .................... 42 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 9 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 543 677 acres.. 105 560 131 728 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 466 642 acres.. 88 888 108 964 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 30 acres.. 2 625 2 469 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 256 55 999 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 493 79 431 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 16 632 12 778 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 624 43 221 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 124 108 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 42 46 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 77 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 81 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 82 129 $100,000 or more .................... 147 208 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 201 43 387 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 745 61 541 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 338 473 Other ............................... 246 232 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 288 310 200 days or more ................... 192 198 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 305 433 number.. 27 357 41 043 Beef cows ..................farms.. 51 60 number.. 695 1 163 Milk cows ..................farms.. 162 286 number.. 9 140 15 009 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 306 431 number.. 15 772 24 920 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 44 99 number.. 5 592 17 308 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 107 number.. 9 414 24 894 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 26 number.. 333 491 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 20 number.. 1 493 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 1 553 1 675 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 388 474 acres.. 39 211 48 637 bushels.. 4 990 165 4 613 694 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 165 302 acres.. 5 516 9 829 tons, green.. 75 324 105 754 Oats for grain................farms.. 147 251 acres.. 2 466 6 366 bushels.. 159 047 392 095 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 141 127 acres.. 11 881 8 060 bushels.. 503 530 261 063 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 6 6 acres.. 43 22 cwt.. (D) 2 250 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 351 517 acres.. 21 624 30 051 tons, dry.. 55 937 69 392 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 106 122 acres.. 10 383 9 190 @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.