1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MARQUETTE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 443 444 Land in farms ..................acres.. 124 804 135 538 Average size of farm .......acres.. 282 305 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 334 301 202 775 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 137 726 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 300 53 949 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 65 45 50 to 179 acres ..................... 150 156 180 to 499 acres .................... 150 154 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 420 422 acres.. 86 037 93 144 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 359 395 acres.. 69 719 66 212 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 41 acres.. 4 327 5 001 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 281 28 058 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 870 63 193 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 286 9 364 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 996 18 694 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 128 94 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 38 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 49 55 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 60 59 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 58 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 37 41 $100,000 or more .................... 75 82 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 819 22 927 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 889 51 636 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 223 296 Other ............................... 220 148 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 254 169 200 days or more ................... 163 102 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 205 226 number.. 14 501 18 256 Beef cows ..................farms.. 89 71 number.. 1 438 960 Milk cows ..................farms.. 75 114 number.. 4 836 6 246 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 191 221 number.. 5 858 8 162 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 45 number.. 5 868 13 501 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 45 number.. 28 812 20 435 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 25 number.. 1 464 1 713 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 19 number.. 1 283 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 3 number.. 632 288 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 252 270 acres.. 27 232 24 735 bushels.. 3 098 644 1 976 144 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 109 143 acres.. 4 754 7 847 tons, green.. 65 633 68 719 Oats for grain................farms.. 53 88 acres.. 1 137 1 918 bushels.. 52 406 62 995 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 78 60 acres.. 7 025 4 052 bushels.. 267 514 84 003 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 6 acres.. 823 463 cwt.. 233 150 84 642 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 257 318 acres.. 21 063 24 116 tons, dry.. 45 649 36 840 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 30 20 acres.. 2 888 1 480 @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.