1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 TREMPEALEAU COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 408 1 424 Land in farms ..................acres.. 340 536 348 602 Average size of farm .......acres.. 242 245 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 203 567 164 950 Average per acre .........dollars.. 829 674 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 082 61 148 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 50 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 132 50 to 179 acres ..................... 563 482 180 to 499 acres .................... 552 596 500 to 999 acres .................... 100 118 1,000 acres or more ................. 33 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 298 1 308 acres.. 211 227 225 177 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 049 1 215 acres.. 159 536 169 922 Irrigated land .................farms.. 17 25 acres.. 3 912 5 227 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 124 348 105 992 Average per farm .........dollars.. 88 315 74 433 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 113 12 975 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 104 235 93 017 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 373 191 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 106 137 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 127 140 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 182 187 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 147 176 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 174 270 $100,000 or more .................... 299 323 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 100 814 85 955 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 550 60 404 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 813 970 Other ............................... 595 454 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 727 592 200 days or more ................... 489 361 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 841 992 number.. 71 249 79 175 Beef cows ..................farms.. 290 268 number.. 5 418 4 961 Milk cows ..................farms.. 434 608 number.. 25 699 29 485 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 828 975 number.. 28 081 32 977 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 78 155 number.. 9 813 16 008 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 80 158 number.. 18 234 39 290 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 33 37 number.. 1 198 1 534 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 28 31 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 46 34 number.. 17 241 247 10 667 093 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 788 902 acres.. 62 501 60 089 bushels.. 7 838 459 5 861 615 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 416 592 acres.. 12 788 15 859 tons, green.. 209 538 181 922 Oats for grain................farms.. 292 423 acres.. 4 826 7 467 bushels.. 243 513 364 354 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 250 235 acres.. 16 103 13 371 bushels.. 657 099 379 194 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 903 1 052 acres.. 69 206 81 604 tons, dry.. 178 600 177 854 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 27 34 acres.. 949 1 265 @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.