1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BAYFIELD COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 360 396 Land in farms ..................acres.. 97 521 105 030 Average size of farm .......acres.. 271 265 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 126 448 106 253 Average per acre .........dollars.. 468 389 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 35 101 33 606 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 4 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 31 50 to 179 acres ..................... 130 132 180 to 499 acres .................... 144 173 500 to 999 acres .................... 44 53 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 357 387 acres.. 54 219 57 603 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 340 377 acres.. 39 305 44 023 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 12 acres.. 74 78 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 638 10 641 Average per farm .........dollars.. 32 327 26 872 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 473 1 608 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 10 164 9 033 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 92 113 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 50 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 57 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 58 67 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 38 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 32 $100,000 or more .................... 45 30 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 118 7 630 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 258 19 267 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 361 396 $1,000.. 2 090 2 542 Average per farm..........dollars.. 5 790 6 418 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 207 240 Other ............................... 153 156 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 178 209 200 days or more ................... 104 108 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 215 248 number.. 12 005 11 670 Beef cows ..................farms.. 98 90 number.. 1 384 787 Milk cows ..................farms.. 112 136 number.. 4 294 4 699 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 205 229 number.. 4 145 4 351 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 24 13 number.. 1 231 259 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 12 9 number.. 681 258 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 14 number.. 1 076 641 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 40 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 141 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 7 13 acres.. 435 787 bushels.. 45 040 63 600 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 32 35 acres.. 1 149 764 tons, green.. 7 316 8 130 Oats for grain................farms.. 62 74 acres.. 1 683 1 613 bushels.. 97 259 55 088 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 285 338 silage.......................farms.. 34 261 38 125 acres.. 59 540 53 898 tons, dry.. 9 5 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 35 15 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. .