1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WAUSHARA COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 634 628 Land in farms ..................acres.. 174 524 167 191 Average size of farm .......acres.. 275 266 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 382 855 293 903 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 308 1 071 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 85 380 87 061 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 35 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 109 84 50 to 179 acres ..................... 248 241 180 to 499 acres .................... 166 188 500 to 999 acres .................... 46 56 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 25 Total cropland .................farms.. 596 589 acres.. 126 543 120 663 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 542 547 acres.. 108 073 98 667 Irrigated land .................farms.. 96 111 acres.. 49 203 42 777 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 001 64 161 Average per farm .........dollars.. 118 298 102 166 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 56 512 40 448 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 489 23 712 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 165 124 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 62 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 75 78 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 72 90 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 71 59 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 77 $100,000 or more .................... 118 138 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 58 139 52 482 Average per farm .........dollars.. 91 847 83 703 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 336 403 Other ............................... 298 225 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 328 274 200 days or more ................... 214 185 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 283 339 number.. 16 396 21 421 Beef cows ..................farms.. 75 82 number.. 892 856 Milk cows ..................farms.. 129 183 number.. 6 192 7 815 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 270 330 number.. 9 092 15 202 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 84 number.. 2 803 7 711 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 88 number.. 5 627 17 097 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 19 number.. 617 685 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 35 number.. 1 915 1 661 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 9 number.. 2 694 7 905 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 307 340 acres.. 24 216 28 191 bushels.. 2 885 841 2 765 093 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 126 207 acres.. 4 245 6 680 tons, green.. 51 699 59 162 Oats for grain................farms.. 86 125 acres.. 1 405 2 278 bushels.. 78 056 113 689 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 104 81 acres.. 9 149 4 757 bushels.. 378 831 118 643 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 37 35 acres.. 12 990 10 762 cwt.. 4 890 798 4 235 780 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 354 404 acres.. 23 754 25 395 tons, dry.. 47 309 43 965 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 77 82 acres.. 24 732 21 260 @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.