1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KENOSHA COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 388 420 Land in farms ..................acres.. 84 744 92 761 Average size of farm .......acres.. 218 221 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 612 746 380 708 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 961 1 861 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 235 68 188 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 104 50 to 179 acres ..................... 117 129 180 to 499 acres .................... 66 86 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 33 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 19 Total cropland .................farms.. 357 389 acres.. 73 716 82 049 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 308 358 acres.. 68 454 70 633 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 28 acres.. 84 1 736 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 33 251 30 623 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 699 72 911 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 243 15 478 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 008 15 145 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 100 86 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 27 43 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 32 45 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 66 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 44 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 27 47 $100,000 or more .................... 99 97 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 312 25 774 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 237 61 077 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 192 235 Other ............................... 196 185 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 207 207 200 days or more ................... 140 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 123 166 number.. 10 407 13 397 Beef cows ..................farms.. 37 40 number.. 469 710 Milk cows ..................farms.. 56 90 number.. 3 675 4 836 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 122 157 number.. 4 249 5 541 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 47 number.. 4 653 9 758 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 30 53 number.. 7 995 15 700 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 24 number.. 518 676 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 37 number.. 1 170 2 611 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 7 number.. 251 1 364 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 176 207 acres.. 30 183 31 247 bushels.. 4 118 553 3 311 659 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 67 98 acres.. 2 367 3 430 tons, green.. 37 297 36 953 Oats for grain................farms.. 27 69 acres.. 504 1 359 bushels.. 37 158 77 367 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 146 146 acres.. 20 871 20 352 bushels.. 888 293 721 954 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 3 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) 316 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 171 235 acres.. 9 124 11 878 tons, dry.. 24 022 30 998 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 30 36 acres.. 1 491 3 116 @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.