1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 PRICE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 370 385 Land in farms ..................acres.. 92 599 94 596 Average size of farm .......acres.. 250 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 215 237 133 818 Average per acre .........dollars.. 739 575 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 395 33 618 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 32 26 50 to 179 acres ..................... 141 146 180 to 499 acres .................... 153 175 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 356 376 acres.. 39 978 39 745 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 341 361 acres.. 29 732 27 137 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 155 11 443 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 960 29 721 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 180 1 662 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 975 9 781 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 103 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 60 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 41 50 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 43 46 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 44 57 $100,000 or more .................... 33 25 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 10 981 8 707 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 922 22 617 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 196 228 Other ............................... 174 157 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 206 202 200 days or more ................... 146 130 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 229 266 number.. 12 180 13 013 Beef cows ..................farms.. 109 108 number.. 1 867 1 246 Milk cows ..................farms.. 117 147 number.. 4 623 4 441 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 220 255 number.. 5 410 4 815 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 20 number.. 14 180 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 2 11 number.. (D) 199 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 10 11 number.. 1 063 797 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 18 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 45 13 acres.. 1 511 430 bushels.. 160 213 30 778 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 85 59 acres.. 1 790 1 188 tons, green.. 18 247 8 868 Oats for grain................farms.. 59 99 acres.. 1 030 1 469 bushels.. 55 928 75 338 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 bushels.. (D) 0 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 302 346 acres.. 26 579 24 984 tons, dry.. 40 413 36 741 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 0 acres.. 9 0 @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.