1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ADAMS COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 340 382 Land in farms ..................acres.. 119 354 118 900 Average size of farm .......acres.. 351 311 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 361 212 251 631 Average per acre .........dollars.. 939 835 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 98 103 51 538 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 10 10 to 49 acres ...................... 37 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 119 139 180 to 499 acres .................... 107 132 500 to 999 acres .................... 41 42 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 20 Total cropland .................farms.. 318 375 acres.. 87 504 82 419 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 298 356 acres.. 69 130 64 939 Irrigated land .................farms.. 65 51 acres.. 38 008 27 663 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 39 778 26 948 Average per farm .........dollars.. 116 995 70 545 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 516 19 579 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 7 263 7 370 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 77 76 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 36 44 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 62 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 49 64 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 26 44 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 35 33 $100,000 or more .................... 64 59 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 36 250 22 274 Average per farm .........dollars.. 106 304 58 310 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 341 382 $1,000.. 4 532 5 272 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 289 13 800 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 199 233 Other ............................... 141 149 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 167 198 200 days or more ................... 122 126 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 159 207 number.. 9 409 10 950 Beef cows ..................farms.. 70 91 number.. 1 229 1 494 Milk cows ..................farms.. 64 80 number.. 2 635 2 965 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 154 199 number.. 4 086 4 174 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 34 37 number.. 615 2 860 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 34 43 number.. 2 382 5 772 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 12 9 number.. 133 145 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 15 35 number.. 569 1 547 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 2 number.. 506 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 187 284 acres.. 16 977 21 475 bushels.. 1 598 257 2 152 347 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 74 65 acres.. 3 112 1 662 tons, green.. 28 692 19 412 Oats for grain................farms.. 51 90 acres.. 862 1 877 bushels.. 31 226 59 377 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 94 90 acres.. 6 698 4 192 bushels.. 164 262 131 686 Irish potatoes................farms.. 27 26 acres.. 15 701 9 091 cwt.. 5 599 078 3 111 727 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 193 271 silage.......................farms.. 9 850 17 756 acres.. 14 829 38 350 tons, dry.. 38 26 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 18 953 9 727 acres.. @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 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 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .