1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ONEIDA COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 117 99 Land in farms ..................acres.. 39 036 31 777 Average size of farm .......acres.. 334 321 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 420 959 218 169 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 262 725 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 867 71 635 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 24 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 38 42 180 to 499 acres .................... 32 20 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 8 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 106 89 acres.. 16 424 13 489 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 90 75 acres.. 9 473 7 623 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 18 acres.. 2 487 1 786 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 13 290 7 778 Average per farm .........dollars.. 113 594 78 562 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 367 5 776 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 924 2 001 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 36 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 14 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 18 12 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 12 9 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 7 0 $100,000 or more .................... 21 23 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 570 5 779 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 246 57 794 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 65 48 Other ............................... 52 51 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 67 57 200 days or more ................... 36 36 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 35 37 number.. 1 099 1 281 Beef cows ..................farms.. 31 27 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 27 30 number.. 889 714 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 12 number.. 91 106 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 5 8 number.. 45 447 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 3 number.. 225 8 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 7 11 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 1 051 862 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 5 5 acres.. 60 66 tons, green.. 310 480 Oats for grain................farms.. 15 17 acres.. 1 584 1 206 bushels.. 84 026 69 400 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 9 7 acres.. 1 976 1 821 cwt.. 556 000 347 550 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 58 49 acres.. 3 999 2 837 tons, dry.. 5 743 3 116 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 780 @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.