1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAUK COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 452 1 383 Land in farms ..................acres.. 332 878 335 517 Average size of farm .......acres.. 229 243 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 285 633 217 160 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 212 901 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 262 72 126 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 57 60 10 to 49 acres ...................... 189 140 50 to 179 acres ..................... 570 504 180 to 499 acres .................... 482 536 500 to 999 acres .................... 122 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 32 30 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 349 1 304 acres.. 213 340 223 668 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 183 1 235 acres.. 176 424 178 085 Irrigated land .................farms.. 64 62 acres.. 10 123 8 034 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 121 224 113 584 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 487 82 129 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 068 13 994 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 99 155 99 590 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 303 184 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 120 105 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 145 127 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 208 214 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 141 157 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 178 228 $100,000 or more .................... 357 368 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 98 335 93 118 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 677 67 331 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 831 947 Other ............................... 621 436 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 731 576 200 days or more ................... 494 364 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 942 996 number.. 90 217 93 166 Beef cows ..................farms.. 324 268 number.. 7 694 6 038 Milk cows ..................farms.. 500 589 number.. 29 735 31 224 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 934 985 number.. 39 120 41 670 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 112 172 number.. 54 439 82 161 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 111 193 number.. 113 689 152 620 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 56 53 number.. 2 656 2 456 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 75 70 number.. 414 100 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 14 14 number.. (D) 859 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 905 926 acres.. 66 895 65 728 bushels.. 8 460 290 6 964 974 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 509 618 acres.. 15 217 19 835 tons, green.. 230 981 224 296 Oats for grain................farms.. 317 437 acres.. 5 177 8 151 bushels.. 263 901 401 318 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 305 235 acres.. 18 598 10 916 bushels.. 807 123 342 738 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 4 acres.. 3 1 cwt.. 562 62 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 011 1 112 acres.. 79 938 82 122 tons, dry.. 200 746 180 550 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 52 43 acres.. 2 440 1 807 @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.