1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LANGLADE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 453 418 Land in farms ..................acres.. 123 892 120 383 Average size of farm .......acres.. 273 288 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 299 650 220 479 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 060 805 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 99 726 93 111 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 19 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 69 47 50 to 179 acres ..................... 153 127 180 to 499 acres .................... 153 178 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 411 398 acres.. 81 874 82 837 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 392 370 acres.. 64 171 62 443 Irrigated land .................farms.. 47 53 acres.. 12 951 13 614 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 50 915 42 817 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 395 102 433 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 29 180 22 959 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 734 19 858 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 83 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 29 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 52 37 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 69 33 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 42 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 69 80 $100,000 or more .................... 105 124 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 035 32 262 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 117 77 367 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 289 311 Other ............................... 164 107 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 204 153 200 days or more ................... 130 100 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 229 256 number.. 17 800 18 698 Beef cows ..................farms.. 73 51 number.. 1 122 879 Milk cows ..................farms.. 121 167 number.. 8 434 8 518 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 222 248 number.. 8 661 7 405 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 19 29 number.. 207 304 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 26 number.. 341 1 091 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 11 number.. 279 182 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 85 56 acres.. 4 709 2 942 bushels.. 425 081 230 186 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 121 151 acres.. 3 409 6 359 tons, green.. 40 105 49 427 Oats for grain................farms.. 141 189 acres.. 9 443 12 018 bushels.. 599 461 787 260 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 20 2 acres.. 1 933 (D) bushels.. 52 236 (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 47 60 acres.. 11 908 11 808 cwt.. 3 774 493 3 489 313 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 292 287 acres.. 27 478 27 187 tons, dry.. 56 118 46 853 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 36 36 acres.. 3 750 3 477 @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.