1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 IRON COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 38 55 Land in farms ..................acres.. 9 633 10 263 Average size of farm .......acres.. 254 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 182 505 (D) Average per acre .........dollars.. 720 (D) Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 655 (D) Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 0 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 3 6 50 to 179 acres ..................... 16 26 180 to 499 acres .................... 15 18 500 to 999 acres .................... 3 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 37 53 acres.. 4 720 5 065 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 36 50 acres.. 2 506 3 571 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 819 (D) Average per farm .........dollars.. 21 553 (D) Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 311 (D) Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 508 1 217 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 15 26 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 4 5 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 6 2 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 6 7 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 1 3 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 5 9 $100,000 or more .................... 1 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 732 (D) Average per farm .........dollars.. 19 263 (D) Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 16 22 Other ............................... 22 33 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 21 39 200 days or more ................... 14 22 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 20 28 number.. 814 1 659 Beef cows ..................farms.. 9 10 number.. 167 73 Milk cows ..................farms.. 6 15 number.. 235 451 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 16 26 number.. 202 1 024 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 108 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 3 number.. (D) 50 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 2 6 number.. (D) 142 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 5 11 acres.. 161 159 bushels.. 8 200 6 105 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 29 44 acres.. 2 147 2 717 tons, dry.. 3 650 4 038 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 2 acres.. 12 (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.