1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MANITOWOC COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 227 1 318 Land in farms ..................acres.. 244 864 248 862 Average size of farm .......acres.. 200 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 256 478 204 408 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 325 1 091 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 923 78 501 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 59 84 10 to 49 acres ...................... 227 199 50 to 179 acres ..................... 458 501 180 to 499 acres .................... 383 454 500 to 999 acres .................... 79 64 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 139 1 235 acres.. 205 720 209 944 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 030 1 199 acres.. 182 961 185 230 Irrigated land .................farms.. 24 25 acres.. 819 551 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 138 456 123 718 Average per farm .........dollars.. 112 841 93 868 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 762 12 197 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 119 694 111 520 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 265 179 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 88 94 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 101 125 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 148 148 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 98 113 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 213 $100,000 or more .................... 398 446 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 101 201 91 231 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 546 69 220 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 738 926 Other ............................... 489 392 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 574 509 200 days or more ................... 418 362 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 762 919 number.. 94 833 93 975 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 92 number.. 1 230 804 Milk cows ..................farms.. 525 708 number.. 43 282 41 371 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 746 909 number.. 41 370 52 919 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 55 100 number.. 4 404 8 818 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 101 number.. 6 889 19 461 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 44 50 number.. 1 206 944 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 30 45 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 10 number.. 7 208 22 693 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 567 620 acres.. 41 230 42 085 bushels.. 4 833 398 3 759 987 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 539 689 acres.. 26 023 27 212 tons, green.. 389 963 348 373 Oats for grain................farms.. 431 635 acres.. 10 929 17 247 bushels.. 765 840 1 162 834 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 232 133 acres.. 11 372 4 976 bushels.. 454 308 126 959 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 8 acres.. 14 27 cwt.. 1 840 4 110 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 887 1 042 acres.. 86 819 91 140 tons, dry.. 208 321 190 313 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 126 167 acres.. 7 332 6 804 @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.