1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 IOWA COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 394 1 328 Land in farms ..................acres.. 366 709 361 918 Average size of farm .......acres.. 263 273 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 517 244 857 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 235 869 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 499 69 163 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 69 10 to 49 acres ...................... 158 110 50 to 179 acres ..................... 468 349 180 to 499 acres .................... 568 631 500 to 999 acres .................... 129 149 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 275 1 201 acres.. 231 855 231 303 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 980 1 108 acres.. 160 061 161 291 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 34 acres.. 7 629 6 398 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 110 905 111 729 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 559 84 133 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 793 14 612 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 88 112 97 117 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 354 187 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 73 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 107 103 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 173 178 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 146 139 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 188 265 $100,000 or more .................... 353 379 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 89 189 86 760 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 026 65 381 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 833 924 Other ............................... 561 404 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 655 515 200 days or more ................... 418 307 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 909 1 000 number.. 97 844 103 507 Beef cows ..................farms.. 359 333 number.. 12 543 11 713 Milk cows ..................farms.. 500 631 number.. 30 056 33 213 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 899 1 001 number.. 50 312 48 102 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 91 176 number.. 28 249 36 089 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 90 195 number.. 54 716 78 694 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 57 number.. 1 726 3 303 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 32 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 10 number.. 5 808 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 717 798 acres.. 56 295 58 119 bushels.. 6 995 482 6 178 519 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 506 565 acres.. 14 834 14 445 tons, green.. 222 488 172 922 Oats for grain................farms.. 266 405 acres.. 5 160 8 051 bushels.. 280 271 397 552 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 212 92 acres.. 15 722 4 890 bushels.. 749 865 198 492 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 3 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 839 1 002 acres.. 74 498 83 400 tons, dry.. 217 308 230 833 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 45 28 acres.. 1 458 2 480 @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.