1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 JUNEAU COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 654 675 Land in farms ..................acres.. 169 188 195 287 Average size of farm .......acres.. 259 289 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 320 793 240 626 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 288 819 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 735 66 419 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 277 228 180 to 499 acres .................... 203 268 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 54 1,000 acres or more ................. 28 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 599 652 acres.. 110 027 123 129 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 515 622 acres.. 92 015 103 139 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 28 acres.. 10 363 14 652 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 541 55 708 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 338 82 530 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 28 505 25 707 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 24 037 30 001 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 175 105 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 59 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 119 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 61 75 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 79 131 $100,000 or more .................... 108 130 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 38 488 43 089 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 940 63 836 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 351 435 Other ............................... 303 240 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 346 280 200 days or more ................... 239 194 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 367 442 number.. 25 133 33 402 Beef cows ..................farms.. 119 121 number.. 1 981 2 355 Milk cows ..................farms.. 176 262 number.. 9 445 12 331 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 355 447 number.. 10 385 13 439 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 36 75 number.. 847 4 502 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 79 number.. 1 253 8 778 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 24 number.. 581 1 090 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 19 23 number.. 829 7 919 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 255 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 381 436 acres.. 34 243 37 899 bushels.. 4 186 135 3 781 968 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 178 257 acres.. 4 544 7 151 tons, green.. 64 566 91 461 Oats for grain................farms.. 120 215 acres.. 1 947 3 836 bushels.. 104 426 219 056 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 154 132 acres.. 16 930 11 166 bushels.. 661 189 280 203 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 6 8 acres.. 3 047 5 223 cwt.. 1 024 120 1 952 673 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 405 504 acres.. 27 561 33 235 tons, dry.. 66 772 62 383 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 21 acres.. 4 915 7 207 @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.