1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 RUSK COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 578 644 Land in farms ..................acres.. 159 104 168 304 Average size of farm .......acres.. 275 261 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 171 571 113 889 Average per acre .........dollars.. 615 422 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 259 53 353 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 22 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 180 177 180 to 499 acres .................... 282 342 500 to 999 acres .................... 49 50 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 557 607 acres.. 82 903 90 665 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 527 577 acres.. 64 028 61 962 Irrigated land .................farms.. 10 10 acres.. 181 242 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 32 479 33 678 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 192 52 295 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 233 1 575 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 246 32 103 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 119 100 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 69 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 80 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 54 108 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 106 143 $100,000 or more .................... 104 92 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 23 829 25 263 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 370 39 229 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 398 485 Other ............................... 180 159 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 245 242 200 days or more ................... 146 139 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 425 493 number.. 30 952 33 786 Beef cows ..................farms.. 171 152 number.. 3 178 2 263 Milk cows ..................farms.. 274 359 number.. 13 050 14 381 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 430 492 number.. 11 188 13 652 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 41 number.. 514 3 284 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 14 30 number.. 666 6 106 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 19 number.. 846 393 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 24 25 number.. 618 873 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 217 82 acres.. 10 579 3 381 bushels.. 1 150 245 208 446 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 239 298 acres.. 7 752 12 790 tons, green.. 91 751 93 566 Oats for grain................farms.. 119 180 acres.. 2 536 3 500 bushels.. 138 938 181 371 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 8 9 acres.. 286 268 bushels.. 11 071 4 145 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 484 547 acres.. 47 085 45 694 tons, dry.. 85 102 80 949 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 7 acres.. 23 411 @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.