1997 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1997 AND 1992 CHIPPEWA COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1997 1992 Farms .........................number.. 1 471 1 571 Land in farms ..................acres.. 372 844 386 857 Average size of farm .......acres.. 253 246 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 198 650 162 564 Average per acre .........dollars.. 765 649 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 665 64 978 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 39 51 10 to 49 acres ...................... 118 111 50 to 179 acres ..................... 543 545 180 to 499 acres .................... 616 720 500 to 999 acres .................... 125 123 1,000 acres or more ................. 30 21 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 389 1 510 acres.. 238 095 254 961 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 271 1 439 acres.. 194 784 196 075 Irrigated land .................farms.. 20 28 acres.. 1 505 3 267 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 118 689 115 253 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 686 73 363 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 721 9 536 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 99 967 105 718 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 226 173 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 109 112 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 131 129 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 170 164 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 166 222 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 285 340 $100,000 or more .................... 384 431 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 89 670 86 948 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 917 55 310 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 037 1 199 Other ............................... 434 372 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 577 499 200 days or more ................... 351 301 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 073 1 260 number.. 87 227 100 500 Beef cows ..................farms.. 269 215 number.. 3 950 2 729 Milk cows ..................farms.. 740 956 number.. 40 394 46 863 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 067 1 215 number.. 32 006 38 139 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 96 number.. 1 893 3 990 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 33 84 number.. 5 749 9 170 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 28 number.. 1 138 719 Layers and pullets 13 weeks old and older inventory.............farms.. 44 61 number.. (D) 22 631 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 8 4 number.. 1 817 1 527 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 857 742 acres.. 63 998 41 743 bushels.. 8 088 389 3 622 466 Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 687 912 acres.. 19 727 31 366 tons, green.. 279 153 277 711 Oats for grain................farms.. 444 616 acres.. 10 000 14 129 bushels.. 537 774 743 570 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 131 137 acres.. 11 611 9 755 bushels.. 444 628 208 637 Potatoes, excl. sweetpotatoes.farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 1 136 1 297 acres.. 104 861 113 992 tons, dry.. 242 289 231 011 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 11 13 acres.. 210 629 @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.