1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WINNEBAGO COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 860 854 Land in farms ..................acres.. 167 459 169 876 Average size of farm .......acres.. 195 199 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 331 110 217 907 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 722 1 077 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 535 64 719 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 38 33 10 to 49 acres ...................... 168 170 50 to 179 acres ..................... 353 336 180 to 499 acres .................... 224 244 500 to 999 acres .................... 60 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 10 Total cropland .................farms.. 814 829 acres.. 135 709 145 112 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 699 792 acres.. 118 356 124 209 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 22 acres.. 479 861 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 61 689 58 503 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 731 68 505 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 19 576 13 746 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 42 113 44 757 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 230 147 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 71 81 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 126 120 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 79 103 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 104 135 $100,000 or more .................... 187 203 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 923 47 063 Average per farm .........dollars.. 58 050 55 045 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 498 551 Other ............................... 362 303 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 401 366 200 days or more ................... 292 256 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 399 466 number.. 35 726 39 001 Beef cows ..................farms.. 64 56 number.. 609 535 Milk cows ..................farms.. 249 334 number.. 16 229 17 478 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 387 451 number.. 12 991 15 234 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 22 61 number.. 2 477 4 664 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 24 55 number.. 2 983 8 526 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 34 number.. 420 800 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 23 34 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 5 number.. 765 635 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 459 509 acres.. 38 650 43 459 bushels.. 4 381 023 4 469 415 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 260 311 acres.. 10 382 10 826 tons, green.. 135 774 125 703 Oats for grain................farms.. 130 237 acres.. 2 750 5 674 bushels.. 175 221 362 389 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 340 299 acres.. 26 561 18 698 bushels.. 1 097 624 550 230 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 485 581 acres.. 33 385 40 374 tons, dry.. 80 864 77 757 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 64 109 acres.. 4 889 7 128 @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.