1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JEFFERSON COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 240 1 280 Land in farms ..................acres.. 242 301 232 591 Average size of farm .......acres.. 195 182 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 374 852 207 741 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 917 1 174 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 111 65 345 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 79 10 to 49 acres ...................... 250 225 50 to 179 acres ..................... 522 549 180 to 499 acres .................... 311 352 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 160 1 200 acres.. 199 635 189 251 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 026 1 163 acres.. 176 700 158 618 Irrigated land .................farms.. 36 41 acres.. 8 663 5 256 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 131 266 106 270 Average per farm .........dollars.. 105 860 83 023 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 59 305 34 219 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 71 961 72 051 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 288 209 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 115 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 143 139 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 185 197 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 160 164 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 140 174 $100,000 or more .................... 250 282 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 108 688 86 362 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 652 67 418 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 647 770 Other ............................... 593 510 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 661 601 200 days or more ................... 485 414 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 581 707 number.. 43 923 53 981 Beef cows ..................farms.. 148 144 number.. 2 208 1 955 Milk cows ..................farms.. 281 387 number.. 16 087 19 801 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 560 700 number.. 27 607 34 619 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 143 number.. 13 199 21 635 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 71 146 number.. 21 169 41 331 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 64 number.. 999 1 362 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 68 78 number.. 2 059 601 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 12 number.. 316 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 753 866 acres.. 71 015 70 107 bushels.. 9 135 550 7 280 581 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 306 381 acres.. 9 549 10 134 tons, green.. 149 798 117 848 Oats for grain................farms.. 220 359 acres.. 3 049 5 424 bushels.. 191 889 292 587 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 510 405 acres.. 43 038 22 999 bushels.. 1 913 439 771 273 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 8 acres.. 1 750 1 033 cwt.. 380 096 332 506 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 745 866 acres.. 39 379 43 344 tons, dry.. 103 950 128 909 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 55 109 acres.. 4 302 7 493 @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.