1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BROWN COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 059 1 101 Land in farms ..................acres.. 195 966 205 363 Average size of farm .......acres.. 185 187 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 333 355 223 073 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 770 1 163 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 869 71 652 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 89 80 10 to 49 acres ...................... 243 183 50 to 179 acres ..................... 378 435 180 to 499 acres .................... 283 343 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 22 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 947 1 024 acres.. 167 918 176 139 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 856 990 acres.. 150 708 156 835 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 23 acres.. 423 307 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 128 466 108 945 Average per farm .........dollars.. 121 309 98 951 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 910 11 675 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 110 556 97 270 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 187 141 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 78 61 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 87 105 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 128 125 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 95 85 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 149 211 $100,000 or more .................... 335 373 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 95 936 83 533 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 591 75 939 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 662 754 Other ............................... 397 347 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 492 460 200 days or more ................... 340 332 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 696 812 number.. 92 705 88 608 Beef cows ..................farms.. 106 86 number.. 1 245 889 Milk cows ..................farms.. 443 581 number.. 36 712 35 596 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 692 799 number.. 67 773 63 209 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 54 71 number.. 1 451 3 032 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 70 number.. 2 863 5 534 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 31 number.. 297 383 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 22 39 number.. 498 959 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 434 514 acres.. 34 221 37 207 bushels.. 4 111 905 3 509 223 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 463 593 acres.. 23 248 25 040 tons, green.. 336 331 297 480 Oats for grain................farms.. 350 490 acres.. 9 499 14 462 bushels.. 609 436 995 746 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 143 75 acres.. 13 049 5 191 bushels.. 548 682 141 735 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 729 855 acres.. 70 212 77 448 tons, dry.. 180 107 144 446 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 42 65 acres.. 2 126 3 311 @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.