1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 ST. CROIX COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 520 1 391 Land in farms ..................acres.. 312 076 308 460 Average size of farm .......acres.. 205 222 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 282 263 198 099 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 368 874 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 311 56 799 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 47 66 10 to 49 acres ...................... 316 218 50 to 179 acres ..................... 585 480 180 to 499 acres .................... 460 496 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 109 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 22 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 405 1 316 acres.. 237 069 244 807 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 071 1 186 acres.. 178 096 180 389 Irrigated land .................farms.. 35 43 acres.. 4 095 6 433 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 606 93 607 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 267 67 295 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 837 14 535 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 65 768 79 072 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 479 229 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 145 145 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 141 149 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 199 192 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 132 144 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 164 221 $100,000 or more .................... 260 311 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 74 569 78 990 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 059 56 786 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 733 819 Other ............................... 787 572 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 826 681 200 days or more ................... 626 501 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 851 973 number.. 62 884 77 147 Beef cows ..................farms.. 348 291 number.. 6 578 5 939 Milk cows ..................farms.. 374 540 number.. 22 372 28 651 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 829 949 number.. 25 469 34 344 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 61 81 number.. 7 373 12 111 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 65 86 number.. 11 120 22 446 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 53 49 number.. 1 538 1 144 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 45 45 number.. 3 839 12 714 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 11 number.. 817 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 687 744 acres.. 69 998 65 069 bushels.. 8 588 575 5 875 871 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 368 510 acres.. 12 994 18 633 tons, green.. 206 545 211 062 Oats for grain................farms.. 327 509 acres.. 9 016 12 993 bushels.. 495 552 726 893 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 188 193 acres.. 18 561 14 985 bushels.. 687 728 360 568 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 3 2 acres.. 10 (D) cwt.. 730 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 901 1 016 acres.. 68 115 74 445 tons, dry.. 163 602 183 323 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 43 53 acres.. 4 644 3 069 @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.