1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CALUMET COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 703 796 Land in farms ..................acres.. 143 579 162 205 Average size of farm .......acres.. 204 204 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 271 733 229 006 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 359 1 105 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 83 603 78 685 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 54 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 108 92 50 to 179 acres ..................... 257 316 180 to 499 acres .................... 238 289 500 to 999 acres .................... 32 34 1,000 acres or more ................. 14 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 665 745 acres.. 122 247 140 254 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 625 723 acres.. 111 518 125 145 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 13 acres.. 6 304 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 75 984 77 226 Average per farm .........dollars.. 108 086 97 018 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 978 8 582 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 63 007 68 644 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 87 59 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 33 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 63 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 95 89 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 83 68 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 97 168 $100,000 or more .................... 245 294 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 56 392 57 818 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 216 72 727 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 474 601 Other ............................... 229 195 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 278 287 200 days or more ................... 210 213 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 467 591 number.. 50 497 58 402 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 62 number.. 679 1 096 Milk cows ..................farms.. 322 459 number.. 22 020 26 190 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 465 585 number.. 23 427 26 325 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 33 51 number.. 2 230 3 720 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 27 50 number.. 4 744 9 156 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 21 number.. 204 324 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 13 22 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 4 number.. (D) 220 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 412 479 acres.. 26 509 31 170 bushels.. 3 168 068 2 983 251 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 334 461 acres.. 12 485 16 709 tons, green.. 174 987 193 095 Oats for grain................farms.. 189 365 acres.. 3 949 8 839 bushels.. 275 469 629 656 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 241 173 acres.. 14 481 8 469 bushels.. 648 570 243 370 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 3 0 acres.. 1 0 cwt.. 425 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 527 639 acres.. 48 634 57 344 tons, dry.. 121 950 116 748 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 62 73 acres.. 3 576 5 084 @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.