1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PEPIN COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 425 419 Land in farms ..................acres.. 104 044 113 548 Average size of farm .......acres.. 245 271 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 197 552 179 407 Average per acre .........dollars.. 879 636 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 786 61 473 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 15 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 52 34 50 to 179 acres ..................... 118 115 180 to 499 acres .................... 196 211 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 392 400 acres.. 65 691 73 019 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 365 385 acres.. 53 865 61 308 Irrigated land .................farms.. 11 4 acres.. 908 323 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 29 421 28 022 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 226 66 877 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 936 4 770 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 485 23 252 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 67 47 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 24 20 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 34 41 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 71 57 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 63 50 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 64 95 $100,000 or more .................... 102 109 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 372 21 920 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 287 52 440 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 272 296 Other ............................... 153 123 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 206 185 200 days or more ................... 132 115 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 285 296 number.. 22 228 23 989 Beef cows ..................farms.. 77 57 number.. 1 408 1 201 Milk cows ..................farms.. 151 211 number.. 8 155 9 575 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 279 296 number.. 8 889 8 805 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 26 41 number.. 3 615 4 721 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 50 number.. 4 189 7 430 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 8 number.. 393 277 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 17 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 299 314 acres.. 22 014 21 012 bushels.. 2 707 165 2 053 937 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 133 167 acres.. 3 397 3 839 tons, green.. 54 851 42 713 Oats for grain................farms.. 125 160 acres.. 2 506 3 490 bushels.. 132 310 165 309 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 134 114 acres.. 7 068 7 655 bushels.. 267 010 147 609 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 299 338 acres.. 21 698 28 099 tons, dry.. 58 144 65 110 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 8 acres.. 82 88 @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.