1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 OZAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 427 448 Land in farms ..................acres.. 69 930 78 772 Average size of farm .......acres.. 164 176 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 424 211 249 110 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 509 1 389 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 683 68 140 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 56 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 90 50 to 179 acres ..................... 152 154 180 to 499 acres .................... 101 114 500 to 999 acres .................... 21 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 394 410 acres.. 59 478 67 860 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 321 383 acres.. 51 092 57 918 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 14 acres.. 239 228 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 047 31 084 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 052 69 384 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 11 058 9 531 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 20 989 21 553 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 139 96 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 42 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 33 35 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 47 65 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 30 56 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 52 42 $100,000 or more .................... 97 112 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 764 24 920 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 479 55 502 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 211 268 Other ............................... 216 180 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 209 209 200 days or more ................... 155 150 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 182 210 number.. 18 942 20 462 Beef cows ..................farms.. 37 38 number.. 475 533 Milk cows ..................farms.. 106 133 number.. 8 361 8 604 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 176 203 number.. 6 226 8 166 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 37 number.. 2 285 2 972 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 41 number.. 5 390 7 925 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 13 number.. 298 484 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 14 23 number.. (D) 50 041 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 3 number.. 2 198 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 157 205 acres.. 12 728 16 044 bushels.. 1 400 144 1 463 729 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 113 137 acres.. 4 515 5 249 tons, green.. 63 144 60 176 Oats for grain................farms.. 102 149 acres.. 2 610 4 493 bushels.. 181 877 302 435 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 105 82 acres.. 7 459 5 152 bushels.. 298 999 153 614 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 7 10 acres.. 38 78 cwt.. 7 428 15 700 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 226 282 acres.. 18 154 20 518 tons, dry.. 46 908 43 119 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 84 108 acres.. 3 661 6 197 @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.