1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ROCK COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 324 1 398 Land in farms ..................acres.. 351 013 343 115 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 452 648 308 336 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 727 1 290 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 630 69 393 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 121 138 10 to 49 acres ...................... 311 303 50 to 179 acres ..................... 419 426 180 to 499 acres .................... 302 356 500 to 999 acres .................... 101 111 1,000 acres or more ................. 70 64 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 235 1 313 acres.. 308 241 305 218 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 052 1 235 acres.. 281 802 268 107 Irrigated land .................farms.. 55 68 acres.. 9 794 9 234 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 129 628 115 587 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 906 82 680 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 73 762 49 318 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 55 866 66 269 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 321 208 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 121 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 122 168 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 160 209 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 119 174 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 169 159 $100,000 or more .................... 327 359 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 106 292 99 269 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 281 71 059 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 693 834 Other ............................... 631 564 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 685 651 200 days or more ................... 511 467 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 602 722 number.. 50 810 62 982 Beef cows ..................farms.. 204 199 number.. 3 344 4 290 Milk cows ..................farms.. 240 321 number.. 14 353 17 954 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 578 705 number.. 27 512 36 791 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 91 190 number.. 23 930 37 210 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 85 194 number.. 45 665 64 237 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 77 101 number.. 3 010 3 636 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 53 60 number.. 1 970 2 742 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 10 number.. 2 137 2 560 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 758 912 acres.. 142 138 144 956 bushels.. 19 241 169 16 030 352 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 252 318 acres.. 8 181 10 941 tons, green.. 129 485 156 032 Oats for grain................farms.. 179 245 acres.. 3 008 4 365 bushels.. 189 202 218 637 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 572 570 acres.. 86 326 56 457 bushels.. 3 739 951 2 169 669 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 9 acres.. 16 14 cwt.. 3 412 2 890 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 675 839 acres.. 35 111 44 427 tons, dry.. 94 949 130 753 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 79 125 acres.. 8 281 10 772 @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.