1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 MONROE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 567 1 549 Land in farms ..................acres.. 329 561 346 398 Average size of farm .......acres.. 210 224 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 255 281 200 348 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 165 877 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 913 59 429 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 48 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 176 164 50 to 179 acres ..................... 703 623 180 to 499 acres .................... 530 606 500 to 999 acres .................... 91 89 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 478 1 467 acres.. 177 725 188 677 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 317 1 413 acres.. 139 832 146 570 Irrigated land .................farms.. 65 51 acres.. 2 659 2 462 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 101 789 96 457 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 958 62 271 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 34 128 22 013 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 67 660 74 444 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 351 229 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 128 127 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 180 165 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 242 203 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 176 212 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 218 310 $100,000 or more .................... 272 303 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 530 69 687 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 563 44 988 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 959 1 064 Other ............................... 608 485 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 735 638 200 days or more ................... 442 397 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 049 1 199 number.. 70 262 79 998 Beef cows ..................farms.. 330 279 number.. 5 564 4 914 Milk cows ..................farms.. 601 780 number.. 28 228 33 056 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 031 1 175 number.. 28 956 31 098 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 88 131 number.. 3 353 6 898 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 81 124 number.. 5 263 11 634 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 55 number.. 1 991 3 099 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 98 105 number.. 5 664 4 923 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 29 6 number.. 39 817 960 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 909 959 acres.. 41 790 39 486 bushels.. 5 317 035 4 259 130 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 657 768 acres.. 14 366 17 965 tons, green.. 211 560 222 124 Oats for grain................farms.. 417 502 acres.. 6 116 8 173 bushels.. 337 805 460 186 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 132 83 acres.. 6 191 3 256 bushels.. 244 488 88 494 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 148 1 288 acres.. 79 509 86 808 tons, dry.. 189 531 189 689 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 8 acres.. 101 161 @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.