1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 WOOD COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 968 1 029 Land in farms ..................acres.. 219 258 221 357 Average size of farm .......acres.. 227 215 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 319 738 228 408 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 482 1 040 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 76 870 69 423 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 39 10 to 49 acres ...................... 135 132 50 to 179 acres ..................... 384 417 180 to 499 acres .................... 337 375 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 48 1,000 acres or more ................. 24 18 Total cropland .................farms.. 926 971 acres.. 137 805 136 769 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 887 941 acres.. 111 356 108 810 Irrigated land .................farms.. 74 68 acres.. 5 811 3 813 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 90 831 82 547 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 834 80 221 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 43 136 29 226 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 47 695 53 322 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 171 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 71 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 89 86 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 142 129 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 90 102 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 153 180 $100,000 or more .................... 252 269 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 62 076 58 889 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 195 57 285 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 611 677 Other ............................... 357 352 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 471 438 200 days or more ................... 325 322 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 689 753 number.. 49 158 51 072 Beef cows ..................farms.. 178 167 number.. 2 833 2 077 Milk cows ..................farms.. 435 521 number.. 22 120 23 241 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 663 752 number.. 16 752 20 879 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 50 50 number.. 2 646 8 482 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 52 number.. 12 515 15 559 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 29 23 number.. 798 947 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 50 29 number.. 1 357 901 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 17 6 number.. 1 263 1 285 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 443 442 acres.. 25 222 22 933 bushels.. 3 155 246 1 872 570 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 390 485 acres.. 9 957 14 483 tons, green.. 129 166 146 777 Oats for grain................farms.. 172 309 acres.. 3 881 6 728 bushels.. 214 170 372 246 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 76 59 acres.. 4 500 3 076 bushels.. 196 377 74 106 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 760 829 acres.. 68 418 64 495 tons, dry.. 143 466 134 009 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 12 acres.. (D) 131 @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.