1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OUTAGAMIE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 286 1 404 Land in farms ..................acres.. 252 471 263 514 Average size of farm .......acres.. 196 188 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 304 666 211 118 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 557 1 185 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 565 64 208 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 93 10 to 49 acres ...................... 265 242 50 to 179 acres ..................... 473 502 180 to 499 acres .................... 375 486 500 to 999 acres .................... 81 69 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 198 1 327 acres.. 212 260 224 995 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 077 1 278 acres.. 189 055 195 202 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 26 acres.. 237 149 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 142 184 130 219 Average per farm .........dollars.. 110 563 92 748 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 33 765 22 156 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 108 419 108 062 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 232 167 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 82 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 135 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 192 179 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 113 147 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 152 183 $100,000 or more .................... 428 511 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 102 722 96 754 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 877 68 962 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 761 961 Other ............................... 525 443 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 577 549 200 days or more ................... 415 396 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 755 920 number.. 83 897 94 710 Beef cows ..................farms.. 107 116 number.. 1 229 1 528 Milk cows ..................farms.. 479 655 number.. 34 179 39 512 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 744 906 number.. 52 754 51 612 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 133 number.. 13 238 19 873 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 132 number.. 33 744 35 061 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 37 number.. 617 617 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 45 number.. 1 322 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 15 number.. (D) 14 130 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 688 854 acres.. 62 597 68 379 bushels.. 7 739 525 6 775 293 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 526 715 acres.. 23 834 29 279 tons, green.. 365 211 373 183 Oats for grain................farms.. 247 443 acres.. 5 184 11 038 bushels.. 353 815 706 543 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 364 237 acres.. 29 649 13 307 bushels.. 1 215 823 393 749 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 788 962 acres.. 61 215 67 619 tons, dry.. 148 150 139 197 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 110 161 acres.. 7 590 11 322 @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.