1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LA CROSSE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 759 789 Land in farms ..................acres.. 169 543 182 339 Average size of farm .......acres.. 223 231 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 544 234 710 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 075 1 042 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 196 56 027 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 95 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 296 258 180 to 499 acres .................... 280 340 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 696 749 acres.. 89 323 100 571 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 610 717 acres.. 71 935 80 407 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 12 acres.. 853 375 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 45 758 48 005 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 287 60 843 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 037 7 038 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 721 40 966 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 199 132 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 64 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 113 121 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 86 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 95 132 $100,000 or more .................... 150 169 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 921 37 032 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 327 46 935 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 403 507 Other ............................... 356 282 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 396 356 200 days or more ................... 291 243 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 455 561 number.. 35 817 41 371 Beef cows ..................farms.. 166 192 number.. 3 194 3 846 Milk cows ..................farms.. 226 316 number.. 13 154 15 396 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 449 543 number.. 13 839 15 694 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 42 107 number.. 24 988 30 133 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 44 108 number.. 46 910 57 546 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 20 24 number.. 694 763 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 28 number.. 256 936 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 5 number.. 313 875 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 466 551 acres.. 28 506 28 512 bushels.. 3 750 234 3 520 381 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 254 322 acres.. 5 976 6 754 tons, green.. 95 233 102 463 Oats for grain................farms.. 145 178 acres.. 2 165 2 621 bushels.. 114 989 161 218 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 112 99 acres.. 5 140 4 267 bushels.. 211 570 132 078 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 1 cwt.. (D) 96 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 534 641 acres.. 34 328 41 256 tons, dry.. 91 769 106 427 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 26 acres.. 228 450 @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.