1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SAWYER COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 184 170 Land in farms ..................acres.. 48 463 47 376 Average size of farm .......acres.. 263 279 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 207 326 173 325 Average per acre .........dollars.. 769 840 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 54 877 48 047 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 8 10 to 49 acres ...................... 21 14 50 to 179 acres ..................... 64 62 180 to 499 acres .................... 64 63 500 to 999 acres .................... 19 16 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 7 Total cropland .................farms.. 171 165 acres.. 27 240 27 305 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 162 159 acres.. 19 853 17 254 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 19 acres.. 455 809 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 10 220 9 748 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 544 57 341 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 432 2 605 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 6 788 7 143 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 56 34 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 19 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 17 24 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 26 13 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 19 22 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 15 28 $100,000 or more .................... 32 32 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 7 559 6 491 Average per farm .........dollars.. 41 308 38 183 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 101 109 Other ............................... 83 61 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 100 85 200 days or more ................... 64 50 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 115 120 number.. 8 187 8 314 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 51 number.. 1 224 867 Milk cows ..................farms.. 54 72 number.. 2 920 3 248 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 105 115 number.. 2 922 2 773 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 9 17 number.. 408 1 132 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 15 number.. 494 3 002 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 6 6 number.. 122 299 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 12 13 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 47 15 acres.. 3 738 991 bushels.. 422 566 61 350 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 47 41 acres.. 1 809 2 711 tons, green.. 24 600 17 128 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 37 acres.. 707 911 bushels.. 39 015 55 516 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 136 138 acres.. 13 559 13 081 tons, dry.. 25 275 26 495 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 4 acres.. (D) (D) @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.