1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 LINCOLN COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 425 399 Land in farms ..................acres.. 83 918 85 500 Average size of farm .......acres.. 197 214 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 179 579 138 862 Average per acre .........dollars.. 928 560 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 626 44 144 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 22 11 10 to 49 acres ...................... 42 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 192 163 180 to 499 acres .................... 142 148 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 27 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 395 384 acres.. 44 417 46 674 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 377 358 acres.. 34 897 32 167 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 13 acres.. 175 272 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 20 290 16 847 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 741 42 223 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 771 2 179 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 13 518 14 668 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 118 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 37 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 66 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 64 36 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 45 40 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 48 86 $100,000 or more .................... 53 47 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 17 204 12 421 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 672 31 130 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 241 254 Other ............................... 184 145 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 225 202 200 days or more ................... 148 136 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 241 291 number.. 13 680 15 243 Beef cows ..................farms.. 95 89 number.. 1 190 722 Milk cows ..................farms.. 113 168 number.. 5 428 6 845 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 225 262 number.. 5 219 6 305 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 20 number.. 800 496 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 16 20 number.. 1 307 2 505 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 13 number.. 424 152 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 20 26 number.. 930 2 287 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 277 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 68 26 acres.. 2 581 847 bushels.. 254 981 55 229 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 118 135 acres.. 3 392 3 938 tons, green.. 43 233 26 918 Oats for grain................farms.. 98 132 acres.. 2 042 2 541 bushels.. 96 454 137 303 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 12 6 acres.. 430 88 bushels.. 15 397 1 265 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 311 330 acres.. 25 593 25 579 tons, dry.. 49 729 40 124 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 4 4 acres.. 8 21 @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.