1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHBURN COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 354 324 Land in farms ..................acres.. 97 839 86 091 Average size of farm .......acres.. 276 266 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 232 965 120 744 Average per acre .........dollars.. 891 474 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 485 43 978 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 7 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 24 50 to 179 acres ..................... 124 106 180 to 499 acres .................... 140 134 500 to 999 acres .................... 35 35 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 328 296 acres.. 45 912 43 007 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 295 275 acres.. 33 013 29 679 Irrigated land .................farms.. 19 21 acres.. 1 553 1 689 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 15 933 13 095 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 010 40 418 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 024 2 531 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 909 10 564 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 45 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 28 34 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 32 40 $100,000 or more .................... 38 37 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 11 785 11 456 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 292 35 359 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 164 197 Other ............................... 190 127 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 206 146 200 days or more ................... 125 95 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 202 211 number.. 12 815 14 058 Beef cows ..................farms.. 121 80 number.. 3 279 2 098 Milk cows ..................farms.. 65 98 number.. 2 906 3 844 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 198 196 number.. 5 963 6 857 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 15 26 number.. 362 729 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 9 26 number.. 679 1 575 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 18 number.. 821 1 185 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 10 20 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 6 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 116 88 acres.. 7 560 4 223 bushels.. 822 769 261 368 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 58 101 acres.. 1 925 4 576 tons, green.. 22 915 37 632 Oats for grain................farms.. 41 49 acres.. 677 981 bushels.. 32 330 48 186 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 10 5 acres.. 516 93 bushels.. 17 721 1 400 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 248 240 acres.. 20 481 18 896 tons, dry.. 38 491 36 401 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 19 acres.. 1 485 1 471 @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.