1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 KEWAUNEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 795 893 Land in farms ..................acres.. 161 268 170 228 Average size of farm .......acres.. 203 191 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 524 207 054 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 351 1 132 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 608 90 143 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 36 10 to 49 acres ...................... 102 98 50 to 179 acres ..................... 344 391 180 to 499 acres .................... 270 317 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 765 857 acres.. 131 884 140 130 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 681 835 acres.. 116 075 124 050 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 8 acres.. 173 138 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 80 730 79 699 Average per farm .........dollars.. 101 548 89 249 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 978 13 627 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 65 753 66 072 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 159 97 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 41 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 77 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 86 103 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 112 158 $100,000 or more .................... 257 297 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 60 847 55 826 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 633 62 515 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 526 647 Other ............................... 269 246 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 336 369 200 days or more ................... 245 234 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 538 666 number.. 53 258 58 416 Beef cows ..................farms.. 80 75 number.. 812 707 Milk cows ..................farms.. 387 534 number.. 26 363 28 279 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 523 657 number.. 20 781 22 264 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 90 number.. 7 549 8 225 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 90 number.. 13 933 18 046 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 14 number.. 610 124 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 26 number.. 591 870 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 387 394 acres.. 23 168 21 139 bushels.. 2 835 658 1 849 523 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 419 537 acres.. 17 705 20 147 tons, green.. 257 830 217 425 Oats for grain................farms.. 370 476 acres.. 10 320 13 654 bushels.. 736 163 979 364 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 87 50 acres.. 4 683 2 130 bushels.. 206 284 46 882 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 614 754 acres.. 57 325 65 212 tons, dry.. 137 800 117 775 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 36 48 acres.. 2 179 2 595 @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.