1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BARRON COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 384 1 474 Land in farms ..................acres.. 325 009 350 866 Average size of farm .......acres.. 235 238 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 196 970 158 115 Average per acre .........dollars.. 866 672 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 257 61 315 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 20 40 10 to 49 acres ...................... 167 142 50 to 179 acres ..................... 499 500 180 to 499 acres .................... 588 685 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 298 1 403 acres.. 217 903 234 856 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 209 1 342 acres.. 181 105 188 502 Irrigated land .................farms.. 39 40 acres.. 9 400 11 498 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 164 557 137 676 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 900 93 403 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 23 173 14 553 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 141 384 123 123 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 235 195 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 103 117 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 122 111 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 196 152 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 142 166 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 222 354 $100,000 or more .................... 364 379 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 120 392 107 620 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 114 73 012 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 910 1 131 Other ............................... 474 343 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 585 500 200 days or more ................... 382 279 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 991 1 117 number.. 74 105 86 598 Beef cows ..................farms.. 334 230 number.. 5 044 3 058 Milk cows ..................farms.. 647 869 number.. 32 567 39 292 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 979 1 112 number.. 26 968 33 167 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 39 92 number.. 3 430 7 537 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 85 number.. 5 459 12 915 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 47 52 number.. 1 100 1 714 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 60 50 number.. 2 216 2 362 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 11 number.. 2 910 967 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 774 767 acres.. 57 193 48 289 bushels.. 6 854 504 3 656 717 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 601 763 acres.. 14 983 23 676 tons, green.. 227 120 232 098 Oats for grain................farms.. 215 432 acres.. 4 597 8 475 bushels.. 254 731 491 650 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 93 103 acres.. 5 117 4 401 bushels.. 188 039 74 728 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 5 acres.. 1 987 1 906 cwt.. 861 715 864 055 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 106 1 226 acres.. 100 079 104 000 tons, dry.. 224 802 225 560 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 90 84 acres.. 6 408 7 489 @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.