1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BUFFALO COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 982 1 036 Land in farms ..................acres.. 323 482 352 360 Average size of farm .......acres.. 329 340 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 172 669 183 126 Average per acre .........dollars.. 543 531 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 602 59 077 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 51 50 to 179 acres ..................... 222 215 180 to 499 acres .................... 463 513 500 to 999 acres .................... 158 184 1,000 acres or more ................. 29 29 Total cropland .................farms.. 933 982 acres.. 176 959 190 111 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 886 953 acres.. 132 903 144 708 Irrigated land .................farms.. 15 13 acres.. 2 134 2 602 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 81 401 76 134 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 893 73 488 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 131 8 434 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 73 270 67 700 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 109 83 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 54 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 95 96 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 130 170 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 122 147 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 198 229 $100,000 or more .................... 280 257 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 63 550 56 566 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 781 54 601 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 981 1 036 $1,000.. 17 942 21 698 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 289 20 944 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 764 823 Other ............................... 218 213 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 367 329 200 days or more ................... 188 174 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 773 836 number.. 73 607 78 638 Beef cows ..................farms.. 246 232 number.. 5 355 5 490 Milk cows ..................farms.. 497 582 number.. 27 480 29 733 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 762 852 number.. 26 948 30 362 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 116 146 number.. 18 096 19 661 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 116 158 number.. 28 706 32 656 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 29 number.. 1 071 1 318 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 38 51 number.. 114 475 87 432 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 9 10 number.. 2 111 752 2 424 883 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 715 850 acres.. 48 229 47 827 bushels.. 4 945 011 5 888 466 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 443 362 acres.. 13 109 6 579 tons, green.. 170 979 94 362 Oats for grain................farms.. 303 435 acres.. 5 427 8 010 bushels.. 273 689 425 131 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 128 83 acres.. 6 962 4 082 bushels.. 161 210 156 960 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 793 885 silage.......................farms.. 68 731 84 411 acres.. 161 167 237 420 tons, dry.. 14 11 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 80 90 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. .