1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BAYFIELD COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 325 360 Land in farms ..................acres.. 84 222 97 521 Average size of farm .......acres.. 259 271 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 718 126 448 Average per acre .........dollars.. 925 468 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 825 35 101 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 4 10 to 49 acres ...................... 40 30 50 to 179 acres ..................... 120 130 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 144 500 to 999 acres .................... 31 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 314 357 acres.. 47 986 54 219 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 300 340 acres.. 37 503 39 305 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 18 acres.. 123 74 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 9 839 11 638 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 275 32 327 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 930 1 473 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 909 10 164 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 101 92 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 50 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 43 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 53 58 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 38 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 25 20 $100,000 or more .................... 25 45 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 739 9 118 Average per farm .........dollars.. 23 884 25 258 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 167 207 Other ............................... 158 153 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 191 178 200 days or more ................... 127 104 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 195 215 number.. 10 100 12 005 Beef cows ..................farms.. 116 98 number.. 1 475 1 384 Milk cows ..................farms.. 76 112 number.. 3 432 4 294 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 182 205 number.. 3 496 4 145 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 11 24 number.. 848 1 231 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 12 number.. 658 681 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 13 number.. 760 1 076 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 16 19 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. 1 082 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 7 acres.. 1 008 435 bushels.. 98 425 45 040 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 24 32 acres.. 681 1 149 tons, green.. 7 462 7 316 Oats for grain................farms.. 38 62 acres.. 1 115 1 683 bushels.. 72 602 97 259 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 258 285 acres.. 31 846 34 261 tons, dry.. 54 122 59 540 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 9 acres.. 6 35 @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.