1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JACKSON COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 774 720 Land in farms ..................acres.. 243 923 218 145 Average size of farm .......acres.. 315 303 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 335 588 244 068 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 068 840 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 019 80 574 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 14 10 to 49 acres ...................... 74 60 50 to 179 acres ..................... 268 225 180 to 499 acres .................... 300 320 500 to 999 acres .................... 64 76 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 709 694 acres.. 132 558 125 241 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 629 661 acres.. 104 760 94 687 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 48 acres.. 3 687 3 630 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 915 63 264 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 666 87 866 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 41 477 24 520 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 439 38 744 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 185 116 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 87 78 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 70 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 155 $100,000 or more .................... 172 169 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 54 091 49 290 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 616 68 554 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 449 501 Other ............................... 325 219 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 381 307 200 days or more ................... 246 189 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 421 487 number.. 36 138 41 395 Beef cows ..................farms.. 132 106 number.. 2 345 2 003 Milk cows ..................farms.. 254 332 number.. 14 143 15 810 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 417 480 number.. 17 107 19 974 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 57 number.. 8 037 7 190 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 36 57 number.. 15 581 12 710 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 22 number.. 952 1 520 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 21 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 425 456 acres.. 33 586 29 906 bushels.. 4 151 452 2 834 896 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 253 320 acres.. 6 978 8 424 tons, green.. 99 442 98 974 Oats for grain................farms.. 227 244 acres.. 5 198 5 470 bushels.. 282 786 278 975 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 148 135 acres.. 10 350 5 902 bushels.. 429 748 146 564 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 483 542 acres.. 42 356 45 937 tons, dry.. 101 158 92 757 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 19 21 acres.. 865 845 @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.