1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CHIPPEWA COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 571 1 647 Land in farms ..................acres.. 386 857 408 426 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 248 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 162 564 155 109 Average per acre .........dollars.. 649 624 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 978 57 398 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 51 46 10 to 49 acres ...................... 111 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 545 581 180 to 499 acres .................... 720 775 500 to 999 acres .................... 123 121 1,000 acres or more ................. 21 23 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 510 1 587 acres.. 254 961 269 285 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 439 1 555 acres.. 196 075 208 708 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 26 acres.. 3 267 2 496 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 115 253 108 819 Average per farm .........dollars.. 73 363 66 071 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 536 8 879 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 105 718 99 940 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 173 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 112 104 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 129 107 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 164 228 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 222 262 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 340 455 $100,000 or more .................... 431 340 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 86 948 72 682 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 310 44 130 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 572 1 647 $1,000.. 30 641 35 367 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 492 21 473 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 199 1 326 Other ............................... 372 321 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 499 505 200 days or more ................... 301 279 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 260 1 373 number.. 100 500 102 245 Beef cows ..................farms.. 215 185 number.. 2 729 1 886 Milk cows ..................farms.. 956 1 102 number.. 46 863 51 290 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 215 1 353 number.. 38 139 41 915 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 96 106 number.. 3 990 3 382 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 84 95 number.. 9 170 8 962 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 28 33 number.. 719 758 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 61 80 number.. 22 631 43 924 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 4 number.. 1 527 490 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 742 1 146 acres.. 41 743 47 853 bushels.. 3 622 466 5 243 275 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 912 891 acres.. 31 366 19 789 tons, green.. 277 711 249 281 Oats for grain................farms.. 616 720 acres.. 14 129 17 129 bushels.. 743 570 948 961 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 137 93 acres.. 9 755 5 434 bushels.. 208 637 209 363 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 1 297 1 469 silage.......................farms.. 113 992 131 274 acres.. 231 011 304 687 tons, dry.. 13 23 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 629 776 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. .