1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAUKESHA COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 630 691 Land in farms ..................acres.. 105 608 114 184 Average size of farm .......acres.. 168 165 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 461 147 383 791 Average per acre .........dollars.. 2 982 2 278 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 691 53 174 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 75 71 10 to 49 acres ...................... 220 223 50 to 179 acres ..................... 197 228 180 to 499 acres .................... 89 119 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 30 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 569 651 acres.. 88 063 96 441 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 488 599 acres.. 77 514 82 953 Irrigated land .................farms.. 49 50 acres.. 1 096 4 220 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 099 44 005 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 823 63 684 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 27 021 24 357 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 077 19 648 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 214 191 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 57 79 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 94 91 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 73 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 46 55 $100,000 or more .................... 101 118 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 731 35 341 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 954 51 218 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 299 352 Other ............................... 331 339 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 336 361 200 days or more ................... 235 254 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 193 267 number.. 12 795 16 714 Beef cows ..................farms.. 71 87 number.. 940 1 050 Milk cows ..................farms.. 70 137 number.. 4 573 7 290 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 175 240 number.. 5 403 7 277 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 21 31 number.. 1 466 4 664 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 21 37 number.. 4 949 9 217 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 53 number.. 959 1 005 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 26 39 number.. (D) 1 584 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 8 number.. 2 556 2 101 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 239 310 acres.. 31 508 38 322 bushels.. 4 117 655 3 625 077 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 87 147 acres.. 3 062 4 273 tons, green.. 50 675 56 285 Oats for grain................farms.. 96 152 acres.. 1 648 2 620 bushels.. 101 666 127 473 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 144 134 acres.. 21 699 11 464 bushels.. 962 925 354 102 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 4 4 acres.. 10 (D) cwt.. 800 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 292 410 acres.. 15 146 20 488 tons, dry.. 39 012 53 443 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 49 75 acres.. 2 726 3 850 @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.