1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BARRON COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 474 1 659 Land in farms ..................acres.. 350 866 374 522 Average size of farm .......acres.. 238 226 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 158 115 145 265 Average per acre .........dollars.. 672 621 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 315 50 549 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 40 61 10 to 49 acres ...................... 142 146 50 to 179 acres ..................... 500 600 180 to 499 acres .................... 685 756 500 to 999 acres .................... 94 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 12 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 403 1 583 acres.. 234 856 250 316 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 342 1 534 acres.. 188 502 203 987 Irrigated land .................farms.. 40 44 acres.. 11 498 10 392 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 137 676 139 199 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 403 83 906 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 553 14 568 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 123 123 124 631 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 195 186 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 117 119 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 111 139 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 152 213 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 166 208 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 354 455 $100,000 or more .................... 379 339 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 107 620 102 953 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 012 62 094 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 474 1 658 $1,000.. 28 165 37 050 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 108 22 346 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 131 1 300 Other ............................... 343 359 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 500 533 200 days or more ................... 279 281 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 117 1 308 number.. 86 598 90 997 Beef cows ..................farms.. 230 175 number.. 3 058 2 026 Milk cows ..................farms.. 869 1 057 number.. 39 292 44 468 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 112 1 316 number.. 33 167 40 835 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 92 93 number.. 7 537 8 027 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 85 95 number.. 12 915 14 077 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 52 47 number.. 1 714 1 672 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 50 77 number.. 2 362 3 199 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 11 4 number.. 967 409 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 767 1 079 acres.. 48 289 45 259 bushels.. 3 656 717 4 934 949 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 763 760 acres.. 23 676 15 413 tons, green.. 232 098 190 931 Oats for grain................farms.. 432 599 acres.. 8 475 12 110 bushels.. 491 650 631 748 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 103 24 acres.. 4 401 898 bushels.. 74 728 30 128 Irish potatoes................farms.. 5 8 acres.. 1 906 1 656 cwt.. 864 055 718 168 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 1 226 1 447 silage.......................farms.. 104 000 123 933 acres.. 225 560 270 497 tons, dry.. 84 74 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 489 13 511 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. .