1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PORTAGE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 913 980 Land in farms ..................acres.. 262 799 265 731 Average size of farm .......acres.. 288 271 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 355 095 269 179 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 194 968 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 544 97 055 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 105 107 50 to 179 acres ..................... 350 393 180 to 499 acres .................... 317 346 500 to 999 acres .................... 71 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 40 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 866 947 acres.. 188 792 192 121 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 814 898 acres.. 164 630 156 563 Irrigated land .................farms.. 154 161 acres.. 76 051 68 189 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 115 093 91 068 Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 060 92 926 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 77 801 52 191 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 37 292 38 877 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 192 179 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 94 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 114 110 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 105 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 117 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 122 148 $100,000 or more .................... 203 196 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 85 449 79 044 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 694 80 740 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 518 625 Other ............................... 395 355 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 439 423 200 days or more ................... 317 286 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 529 598 number.. 38 501 42 669 Beef cows ..................farms.. 181 161 number.. 2 777 2 818 Milk cows ..................farms.. 279 363 number.. 14 875 15 663 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 511 581 number.. 14 953 18 527 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 74 number.. 5 529 9 520 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 76 number.. 6 707 18 968 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 35 number.. 1 056 1 515 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 46 63 number.. (D) 9 415 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 12 number.. 1 505 2 942 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 509 496 acres.. 36 950 31 864 bushels.. 4 713 466 3 079 675 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 296 371 acres.. 9 195 10 793 tons, green.. 127 730 118 718 Oats for grain................farms.. 174 282 acres.. 3 784 5 904 bushels.. 207 395 298 178 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 59 23 acres.. 6 492 780 bushels.. 288 274 14 885 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 70 76 acres.. 24 939 21 573 cwt.. 8 858 695 7 412 992 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 657 752 acres.. 54 703 60 824 tons, dry.. 121 500 125 989 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 77 97 acres.. 33 562 31 224 @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.