1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RACINE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 554 607 Land in farms ..................acres.. 123 012 133 197 Average size of farm .......acres.. 222 219 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 519 777 321 010 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 396 1 536 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 471 68 166 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 70 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 157 154 50 to 179 acres ..................... 177 211 180 to 499 acres .................... 98 108 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 44 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 24 Total cropland .................farms.. 513 565 acres.. 110 369 120 838 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 446 541 acres.. 102 790 108 625 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 47 acres.. 5 256 3 447 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 78 438 57 093 Average per farm .........dollars.. 141 584 94 057 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 42 131 33 203 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 307 23 889 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 148 120 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 69 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 73 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 74 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 69 $100,000 or more .................... 114 134 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 639 46 681 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 038 76 777 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 305 357 Other ............................... 249 250 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 258 290 200 days or more ................... 173 207 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 183 222 number.. 12 501 16 158 Beef cows ..................farms.. 49 56 number.. 424 692 Milk cows ..................farms.. 66 104 number.. 4 279 5 461 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 167 210 number.. 5 774 8 039 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 27 46 number.. 3 235 9 376 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 31 48 number.. 6 575 15 788 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 31 49 number.. 1 911 818 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 37 number.. 3 464 4 096 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 18 number.. 17 475 12 409 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 225 291 acres.. 39 741 46 354 bushels.. 5 459 864 4 995 942 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 78 117 acres.. 3 159 3 748 tons, green.. 45 264 48 088 Oats for grain................farms.. 62 111 acres.. 911 2 133 bushels.. 56 806 121 862 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 213 246 acres.. 33 178 33 886 bushels.. 1 450 799 1 135 969 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 9 acres.. 14 63 cwt.. 2 005 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 234 297 acres.. 9 993 12 907 tons, dry.. 27 130 31 946 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 59 73 acres.. 5 438 7 700 @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.