1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 VERNON COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 893 2 061 Land in farms ..................acres.. 344 172 365 511 Average size of farm .......acres.. 182 177 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 197 627 137 242 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 135 779 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 411 42 110 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 88 185 10 to 49 acres ...................... 251 240 50 to 179 acres ..................... 865 863 180 to 499 acres .................... 582 683 500 to 999 acres .................... 93 80 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 802 1 957 acres.. 202 819 214 322 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 628 1 883 acres.. 154 283 159 781 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 11 acres.. 95 579 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 86 491 96 785 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 690 46 960 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 13 923 12 314 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 72 568 84 471 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 380 262 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 174 186 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 227 268 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 323 362 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 253 307 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 284 384 $100,000 or more .................... 252 292 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 66 910 67 874 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 327 32 933 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 119 1 363 Other ............................... 774 698 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 925 872 200 days or more ................... 569 528 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 300 1 489 number.. 80 236 94 310 Beef cows ..................farms.. 391 312 number.. 7 311 4 876 Milk cows ..................farms.. 729 985 number.. 31 031 37 520 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 277 1 459 number.. 36 286 41 548 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 113 171 number.. 6 369 10 583 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 106 176 number.. 13 325 20 970 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 48 number.. 1 904 1 307 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 119 101 number.. 15 951 3 882 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 16 13 number.. 9 806 8 186 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 097 1 148 acres.. 40 329 37 372 bushels.. 4 977 307 4 127 254 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 741 878 acres.. 15 213 15 690 tons, green.. 243 633 217 557 Oats for grain................farms.. 388 486 acres.. 5 396 6 691 bushels.. 307 095 373 308 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 140 54 acres.. 7 137 1 945 bushels.. 307 667 65 618 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 13 12 acres.. 2 18 cwt.. 306 3 639 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 437 1 582 acres.. 97 364 108 638 tons, dry.. 240 937 263 579 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 30 9 acres.. 98 42 @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.