1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WALWORTH COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 853 868 Land in farms ..................acres.. 220 089 226 096 Average size of farm .......acres.. 258 260 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 537 064 405 972 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 107 1 531 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 285 72 298 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 96 99 10 to 49 acres ...................... 182 158 50 to 179 acres ..................... 263 262 180 to 499 acres .................... 183 211 500 to 999 acres .................... 82 86 1,000 acres or more ................. 47 52 Total cropland .................farms.. 768 778 acres.. 187 142 200 422 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 678 734 acres.. 174 636 178 851 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 35 acres.. 804 1 435 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 93 389 92 093 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 484 106 098 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 45 117 34 952 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 48 272 57 142 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 205 136 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 66 63 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 104 106 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 104 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 98 132 $100,000 or more .................... 240 259 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 77 154 78 521 Average per farm .........dollars.. 90 344 90 462 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 483 551 Other ............................... 370 317 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 418 395 200 days or more ................... 284 253 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 329 411 number.. 31 684 48 094 Beef cows ..................farms.. 81 83 number.. 1 390 1 334 Milk cows ..................farms.. 158 221 number.. 11 521 13 881 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 327 409 number.. 17 796 36 634 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 67 114 number.. 26 065 25 347 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 72 114 number.. 73 480 45 748 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 50 51 number.. 1 859 1 430 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 35 43 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 7 number.. 665 652 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 464 542 acres.. 82 441 94 445 bushels.. 11 005 174 10 669 415 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 172 222 acres.. 7 780 7 428 tons, green.. 121 308 96 840 Oats for grain................farms.. 95 172 acres.. 1 686 3 237 bushels.. 117 324 176 535 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 362 327 acres.. 52 216 37 239 bushels.. 2 262 998 1 455 855 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 5 6 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 404 467 acres.. 23 237 26 965 tons, dry.. 62 578 80 195 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 71 123 acres.. 4 519 9 815 @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.