1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OCONTO COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 940 931 Land in farms ..................acres.. 203 866 208 888 Average size of farm .......acres.. 217 224 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 224 535 161 013 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 062 725 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 553 67 760 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 18 24 10 to 49 acres ...................... 124 103 50 to 179 acres ..................... 385 350 180 to 499 acres .................... 337 379 500 to 999 acres .................... 58 65 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 895 903 acres.. 144 044 152 413 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 790 868 acres.. 118 792 122 611 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 16 acres.. 454 977 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 66 618 62 404 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 870 67 029 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 918 7 452 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 53 700 54 952 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 213 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 98 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 97 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 138 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 132 168 $100,000 or more .................... 205 230 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 51 328 47 243 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 662 50 799 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 524 608 Other ............................... 416 323 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 456 401 200 days or more ................... 301 274 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 587 662 number.. 51 918 54 798 Beef cows ..................farms.. 170 130 number.. 2 833 1 814 Milk cows ..................farms.. 329 464 number.. 20 850 23 671 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 564 646 number.. 23 873 21 278 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 64 number.. 6 156 6 197 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 39 55 number.. 9 695 14 184 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 17 19 number.. 341 471 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 45 number.. 1 752 5 564 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. 296 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 494 510 acres.. 37 685 29 475 bushels.. 4 118 568 2 470 070 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 401 522 acres.. 14 848 19 955 tons, green.. 201 635 190 311 Oats for grain................farms.. 190 312 acres.. 3 864 6 226 bushels.. 240 237 353 570 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 91 45 acres.. 5 255 1 725 bushels.. 205 233 33 384 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 4 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 654 764 acres.. 54 910 59 971 tons, dry.. 125 286 107 501 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 72 71 acres.. 4 827 7 734 @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.