1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WASHINGTON COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 787 849 Land in farms ..................acres.. 127 127 147 207 Average size of farm .......acres.. 162 173 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 359 221 289 285 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 165 1 603 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 996 78 165 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 61 43 10 to 49 acres ...................... 182 194 50 to 179 acres ..................... 308 332 180 to 499 acres .................... 192 237 500 to 999 acres .................... 30 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 14 Total cropland .................farms.. 732 804 acres.. 105 484 123 763 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 671 762 acres.. 96 016 109 500 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 29 acres.. 209 442 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 445 63 964 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 075 75 340 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 20 321 14 903 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 124 49 061 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 148 133 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 60 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 79 106 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 131 128 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 94 92 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 104 108 $100,000 or more .................... 171 207 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 45 708 50 594 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 153 59 663 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 462 530 Other ............................... 325 319 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 393 374 200 days or more ................... 265 287 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 433 527 number.. 36 828 41 978 Beef cows ..................farms.. 85 93 number.. 1 441 1 076 Milk cows ..................farms.. 226 325 number.. 14 374 19 202 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 424 518 number.. 15 456 16 491 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 46 68 number.. 3 595 6 427 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 76 number.. 11 193 13 092 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 27 33 number.. 501 550 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 35 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 13 number.. 719 7 420 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 428 494 acres.. 27 105 34 438 bushels.. 3 410 357 2 980 601 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 259 361 acres.. 9 525 13 276 tons, green.. 120 380 137 234 Oats for grain................farms.. 253 375 acres.. 4 846 8 082 bushels.. 320 792 482 730 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 216 121 acres.. 14 349 6 474 bushels.. 632 430 173 204 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 7 11 acres.. 45 79 cwt.. 11 203 14 072 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 514 637 acres.. 34 566 43 598 tons, dry.. 99 275 110 784 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 91 113 acres.. 3 320 5 889 @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.