1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARATHON COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 2 703 2 804 Land in farms ..................acres.. 515 888 529 966 Average size of farm .......acres.. 191 189 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 201 529 149 999 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 039 850 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 873 60 876 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 238 243 10 to 49 acres ...................... 391 350 50 to 179 acres ..................... 1 026 1 050 180 to 499 acres .................... 881 1 017 500 to 999 acres .................... 140 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 27 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 587 2 703 acres.. 336 656 345 667 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 2 498 2 632 acres.. 278 656 277 997 Irrigated land .................farms.. 71 69 acres.. 5 948 4 232 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 204 288 220 948 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 578 78 798 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 50 499 66 733 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 153 788 154 215 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 357 318 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 213 168 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 290 241 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 410 327 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 330 375 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 454 629 $100,000 or more .................... 649 746 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 145 645 143 337 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 863 51 101 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 638 1 934 Other ............................... 1 065 870 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 334 1 174 200 days or more ................... 893 757 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 628 1 791 number.. 136 602 141 967 Beef cows ..................farms.. 349 284 number.. 4 675 3 538 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 100 1 338 number.. 62 799 65 892 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 597 1 759 number.. 57 886 66 420 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 112 number.. 3 010 6 811 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 52 102 number.. 9 800 16 075 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 63 71 number.. 1 693 1 973 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 95 98 number.. 5 127 4 993 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 19 22 number.. 1 657 2 972 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 069 781 acres.. 58 818 40 763 bushels.. 6 716 257 3 189 446 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 1 074 1 311 acres.. 31 837 47 597 tons, green.. 418 607 419 107 Oats for grain................farms.. 751 1 026 acres.. 15 881 22 534 bushels.. 903 702 1 326 838 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 199 122 acres.. 8 182 4 268 bushels.. 312 744 86 736 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 13 9 acres.. 1 648 1 516 cwt.. 491 405 458 275 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 903 2 042 acres.. 168 386 170 221 tons, dry.. 367 283 330 238 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 31 34 acres.. 3 595 1 693 @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.