1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RICHLAND COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 032 1 094 Land in farms ..................acres.. 238 266 270 930 Average size of farm .......acres.. 231 248 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 211 072 170 789 Average per acre .........dollars.. 922 673 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 119 52 492 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 105 50 to 179 acres ..................... 426 398 180 to 499 acres .................... 382 466 500 to 999 acres .................... 70 77 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 947 1 033 acres.. 127 714 144 947 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 789 957 acres.. 97 706 107 066 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 17 acres.. 1 526 1 787 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 143 63 371 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 247 57 926 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 105 7 849 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 52 038 55 522 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 274 178 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 104 90 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 121 148 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 144 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 136 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 123 216 $100,000 or more .................... 191 182 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 967 48 034 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 435 43 907 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 594 752 Other ............................... 438 342 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 482 460 200 days or more ................... 336 284 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 683 823 number.. 49 516 57 869 Beef cows ..................farms.. 279 275 number.. 5 355 5 346 Milk cows ..................farms.. 350 497 number.. 18 686 20 889 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 675 820 number.. 22 979 26 720 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 40 88 number.. 14 981 21 370 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 32 82 number.. 50 910 64 002 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 51 60 number.. 1 988 2 490 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 42 56 number.. 1 031 1 727 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 60 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 518 636 acres.. 26 284 30 076 bushels.. 3 324 354 3 349 277 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 317 372 acres.. 7 961 7 783 tons, green.. 129 348 98 750 Oats for grain................farms.. 137 188 acres.. 2 105 3 002 bushels.. 105 753 138 094 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 82 65 acres.. 4 834 3 427 bushels.. 209 875 125 390 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 725 884 acres.. 63 421 68 549 tons, dry.. 152 433 150 134 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 17 28 acres.. 81 1 267 @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.