1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BUFFALO COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 000 982 Land in farms ..................acres.. 308 581 323 482 Average size of farm .......acres.. 309 329 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 223 544 172 669 Average per acre .........dollars.. 746 543 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 395 66 602 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 30 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 82 76 50 to 179 acres ..................... 271 222 180 to 499 acres .................... 440 463 500 to 999 acres .................... 148 158 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 934 933 acres.. 171 119 176 959 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 831 886 acres.. 136 473 132 903 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 15 acres.. 4 690 2 134 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 102 160 81 401 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 160 82 893 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 465 8 131 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 86 696 73 270 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 167 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 95 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 153 130 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 101 122 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 154 198 $100,000 or more .................... 271 280 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 928 63 550 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 928 64 781 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 665 764 Other ............................... 335 218 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 415 367 200 days or more ................... 272 188 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 693 773 number.. 68 130 73 607 Beef cows ..................farms.. 281 246 number.. 5 946 5 355 Milk cows ..................farms.. 383 497 number.. 25 222 27 480 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 688 762 number.. 25 675 26 948 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 62 116 number.. 9 647 18 096 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 68 116 number.. 17 018 28 706 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 28 number.. 1 138 1 071 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 32 38 number.. 93 646 114 475 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 24 9 number.. 8 899 668 2 111 752 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 674 715 acres.. 52 020 48 229 bushels.. 6 426 853 4 945 011 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 350 443 acres.. 10 214 13 109 tons, green.. 174 359 170 979 Oats for grain................farms.. 228 303 acres.. 4 065 5 427 bushels.. 211 598 273 689 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 166 128 acres.. 10 490 6 962 bushels.. 410 112 161 210 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 735 793 acres.. 67 137 68 731 tons, dry.. 171 380 161 167 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 14 acres.. (D) 80 @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.