1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 SHEBOYGAN COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 968 1 071 Land in farms ..................acres.. 182 460 207 128 Average size of farm .......acres.. 188 193 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 313 404 218 527 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 668 1 064 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 064 70 373 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 97 93 10 to 49 acres ...................... 215 191 50 to 179 acres ..................... 315 377 180 to 499 acres .................... 259 321 500 to 999 acres .................... 67 71 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 869 994 acres.. 153 112 178 206 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 798 951 acres.. 138 156 158 808 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 11 acres.. 143 45 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 92 206 89 766 Average per farm .........dollars.. 95 254 83 815 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 17 654 14 075 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 74 552 75 691 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 192 161 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 74 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 84 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 137 173 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 87 84 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 112 160 $100,000 or more .................... 282 323 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 65 984 67 272 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 306 62 754 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 597 717 Other ............................... 371 354 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 443 434 200 days or more ................... 302 315 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 536 664 number.. 59 330 65 379 Beef cows ..................farms.. 78 86 number.. 1 295 2 148 Milk cows ..................farms.. 342 455 number.. 25 655 27 066 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 517 648 number.. 23 321 29 097 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 59 108 number.. 4 343 10 140 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 62 109 number.. 8 843 24 153 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 34 33 number.. 1 205 1 081 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 40 40 number.. 2 709 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 12 number.. (D) 704 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 463 563 acres.. 32 653 39 687 bushels.. 3 757 458 3 601 020 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 339 454 acres.. 13 770 17 724 tons, green.. 207 840 204 448 Oats for grain................farms.. 274 445 acres.. 6 787 11 912 bushels.. 432 285 858 261 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 251 180 acres.. 14 809 8 115 bushels.. 626 767 211 952 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 8 cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 624 752 acres.. 56 790 63 053 tons, dry.. 145 669 125 474 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 154 267 acres.. 9 140 16 844 @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.