1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 BURNETT COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 351 369 Land in farms ..................acres.. 82 742 84 091 Average size of farm .......acres.. 236 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 486 100 612 Average per acre .........dollars.. 692 496 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 814 47 231 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 8 13 10 to 49 acres ...................... 36 46 50 to 179 acres ..................... 150 140 180 to 499 acres .................... 121 131 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 326 346 acres.. 44 578 49 009 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 306 323 acres.. 34 631 34 682 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 8 acres.. 243 281 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 187 14 421 Average per farm .........dollars.. 40 418 39 081 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 531 2 365 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 8 656 12 055 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 102 82 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 47 46 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 58 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 44 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 32 36 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 30 51 $100,000 or more .................... 43 52 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 13 022 9 496 Average per farm .........dollars.. 37 207 25 664 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 180 231 Other ............................... 171 138 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 183 174 200 days or more ................... 124 106 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 204 248 number.. 10 376 13 550 Beef cows ..................farms.. 100 98 number.. 1 718 1 538 Milk cows ..................farms.. 78 141 number.. 3 109 4 997 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 192 236 number.. 4 403 5 272 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 17 51 number.. 1 052 3 780 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 41 number.. 1 141 4 230 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 5 18 number.. 146 361 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 25 35 number.. 643 1 338 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 168 154 acres.. 11 670 10 260 bushels.. 1 146 858 729 589 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 86 117 acres.. 2 743 3 262 tons, green.. 30 803 30 184 Oats for grain................farms.. 30 51 acres.. 511 1 143 bushels.. 20 511 43 534 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 56 56 acres.. 2 706 2 132 bushels.. 55 961 36 989 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 251 272 acres.. 18 858 19 405 tons, dry.. 36 451 43 414 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 10 acres.. 320 672 @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.