1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TAYLOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 887 931 Land in farms ..................acres.. 223 587 231 427 Average size of farm .......acres.. 252 249 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 177 302 129 892 Average per acre .........dollars.. 679 496 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 315 53 703 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 32 10 to 49 acres ...................... 88 78 50 to 179 acres ..................... 293 295 180 to 499 acres .................... 386 439 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 81 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 6 Total cropland .................farms.. 837 874 acres.. 122 468 129 799 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 799 823 acres.. 96 574 93 829 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 3 acres.. 58 11 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 754 58 705 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 621 63 056 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 563 3 046 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 56 190 55 658 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 117 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 76 58 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 91 69 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 112 118 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 102 143 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 167 218 $100,000 or more .................... 207 208 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 617 46 284 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 937 49 661 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 615 716 Other ............................... 272 215 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 383 336 200 days or more ................... 219 187 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 649 751 number.. 49 030 55 365 Beef cows ..................farms.. 162 134 number.. 2 352 1 834 Milk cows ..................farms.. 438 557 number.. 20 633 22 971 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 647 741 number.. 23 647 30 550 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 28 47 number.. 1 484 1 216 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 22 36 number.. 3 171 1 940 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 14 26 number.. 339 896 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 48 55 number.. 2 112 2 139 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 4 number.. 772 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 328 120 acres.. 15 193 6 149 bushels.. 1 680 938 438 623 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 406 425 acres.. 10 987 17 114 tons, green.. 141 475 123 527 Oats for grain................farms.. 238 317 acres.. 5 005 6 704 bushels.. 269 348 365 204 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 43 13 acres.. 1 371 414 bushels.. 57 073 7 149 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 2 acres.. (Z) (D) cwt.. 98 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 717 788 acres.. 69 442 70 655 tons, dry.. 135 054 118 851 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 2 acres.. 43 (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.