1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 BURNETT COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 369 427 Land in farms ..................acres.. 84 091 96 779 Average size of farm .......acres.. 228 227 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 100 612 133 267 Average per acre .........dollars.. 496 671 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 47 231 26 522 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 7 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 39 50 to 179 acres ..................... 140 186 180 to 499 acres .................... 131 161 500 to 999 acres .................... 38 29 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 346 408 acres.. 49 009 55 542 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 323 388 acres.. 34 682 37 723 Irrigated land .................farms.. 8 5 acres.. 281 128 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 14 421 12 858 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 081 30 113 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 365 1 811 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 12 055 11 048 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 89 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 70 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 58 57 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 44 61 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 52 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 51 58 $100,000 or more .................... 52 40 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 9 496 9 322 Average per farm .........dollars.. 25 664 21 831 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 370 427 $1,000.. 2 546 3 448 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 882 8 076 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 231 273 Other ............................... 138 154 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 174 204 200 days or more ................... 106 116 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 248 295 number.. 13 550 14 085 Beef cows ..................farms.. 98 99 number.. 1 538 1 440 Milk cows ..................farms.. 141 164 number.. 4 997 5 484 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 236 285 number.. 5 272 6 062 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 45 number.. 3 780 2 758 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 40 number.. 4 230 5 639 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 18 17 number.. 361 898 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 35 44 number.. 1 338 1 102 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 154 236 acres.. 10 260 9 073 bushels.. 729 589 789 040 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 117 122 acres.. 3 262 2 838 tons, green.. 30 184 28 838 Oats for grain................farms.. 51 65 acres.. 1 143 1 267 bushels.. 43 534 34 832 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 56 47 acres.. 2 132 1 261 bushels.. 36 989 37 144 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 272 341 silage.......................farms.. 19 405 23 994 acres.. 43 414 42 054 tons, dry.. 10 7 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 672 75 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. .