1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARINETTE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 551 634 Land in farms ..................acres.. 131 641 145 980 Average size of farm .......acres.. 239 230 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 216 973 163 589 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 038 689 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 592 80 825 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 72 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 201 229 180 to 499 acres .................... 203 237 500 to 999 acres .................... 48 47 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 522 609 acres.. 82 958 91 576 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 484 579 acres.. 69 049 71 363 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 22 acres.. 1 738 1 428 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 586 40 372 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 845 63 678 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 283 4 229 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 32 304 36 143 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 137 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 70 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 54 70 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 85 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 53 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 104 $100,000 or more .................... 102 131 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 29 884 33 555 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 335 52 926 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 301 401 Other ............................... 250 233 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 275 287 200 days or more ................... 191 192 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 316 426 number.. 32 145 34 955 Beef cows ..................farms.. 111 116 number.. 1 318 1 433 Milk cows ..................farms.. 159 271 number.. 10 795 13 171 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 301 416 number.. 21 671 23 811 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 68 number.. 1 454 3 310 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 28 66 number.. 2 345 5 519 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 9 13 number.. 257 158 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 21 39 number.. 1 133 1 233 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 3 number.. 375 385 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 250 266 acres.. 17 066 14 874 bushels.. 1 707 535 1 098 603 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 191 278 acres.. 9 406 12 407 tons, green.. 124 936 118 705 Oats for grain................farms.. 111 179 acres.. 2 310 3 879 bushels.. 127 942 188 435 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 21 9 acres.. 907 335 bushels.. 35 172 7 140 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 11 12 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 402 499 acres.. 37 188 40 317 tons, dry.. 77 319 68 649 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 35 43 acres.. 2 535 2 672 @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.