1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 POLK COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 301 1 324 Land in farms ..................acres.. 267 639 282 405 Average size of farm .......acres.. 206 213 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 868 164 402 Average per acre .........dollars.. 969 811 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 016 46 173 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 185 159 50 to 179 acres ..................... 547 531 180 to 499 acres .................... 418 494 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 203 1 260 acres.. 171 040 183 789 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 041 1 177 acres.. 134 055 138 929 Irrigated land .................farms.. 21 13 acres.. 712 697 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 67 944 65 293 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 225 49 315 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 972 8 055 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 51 972 57 238 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 372 274 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 129 147 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 139 170 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 171 146 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 118 148 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 155 216 $100,000 or more .................... 217 223 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 52 273 51 489 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 179 38 889 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 670 849 Other ............................... 631 475 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 717 564 200 days or more ................... 489 376 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 755 915 number.. 50 690 60 498 Beef cows ..................farms.. 326 281 number.. 4 652 4 198 Milk cows ..................farms.. 366 543 number.. 20 042 23 800 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 737 870 number.. 20 836 24 841 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 94 number.. 2 299 5 445 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 59 88 number.. 3 251 11 341 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 68 64 number.. 3 211 1 851 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 51 68 number.. 1 529 3 923 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 3 number.. 783 233 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 600 669 acres.. 47 349 38 863 bushels.. 5 501 530 3 100 183 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 362 533 acres.. 11 190 15 679 tons, green.. 166 313 158 334 Oats for grain................farms.. 168 359 acres.. 3 487 6 647 bushels.. 163 988 353 826 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 127 139 acres.. 7 769 6 869 bushels.. 274 368 137 321 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 3 acres.. 1 1 cwt.. 330 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 898 1 051 acres.. 67 817 77 396 tons, dry.. 157 112 172 193 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 38 40 acres.. 1 737 1 679 @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.