1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CALUMET COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 796 941 Land in farms ..................acres.. 162 205 168 831 Average size of farm .......acres.. 204 179 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 229 006 173 984 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 105 959 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 685 61 558 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 52 72 10 to 49 acres ...................... 92 116 50 to 179 acres ..................... 316 392 180 to 499 acres .................... 289 313 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 40 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 745 883 acres.. 140 254 144 787 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 723 869 acres.. 125 145 128 911 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 11 acres.. 304 134 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 77 226 71 529 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 018 76 014 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 8 582 6 527 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 68 644 65 003 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 59 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 53 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 65 91 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 89 123 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 68 125 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 168 226 $100,000 or more .................... 294 251 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 57 818 50 666 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 727 53 785 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 795 942 $1,000.. 20 535 19 788 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 830 21 006 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 601 705 Other ............................... 195 236 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 287 340 200 days or more ................... 213 233 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 591 699 number.. 58 402 61 364 Beef cows ..................farms.. 62 53 number.. 1 096 580 Milk cows ..................farms.. 459 577 number.. 26 190 29 544 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 585 704 number.. 26 325 24 769 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 66 number.. 3 720 5 934 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 66 number.. 9 156 14 183 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 21 25 number.. 324 546 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 22 30 number.. (D) 1 084 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 6 number.. 220 283 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 479 570 acres.. 31 170 27 348 bushels.. 2 983 251 2 995 520 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 461 560 acres.. 16 709 15 995 tons, green.. 193 095 205 955 Oats for grain................farms.. 365 501 acres.. 8 839 11 844 bushels.. 629 656 709 733 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 173 46 acres.. 8 469 2 329 bushels.. 243 370 87 234 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 5 acres.. 0 3 cwt.. 0 350 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 639 789 silage.......................farms.. 57 344 69 576 acres.. 116 748 173 540 tons, dry.. 73 59 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 5 084 2 646 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. .