1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CLARK COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 2 010 2 195 Land in farms ..................acres.. 426 884 445 095 Average size of farm .......acres.. 212 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 147 279 131 948 Average per acre .........dollars.. 689 666 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 515 49 850 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 86 10 to 49 acres ...................... 159 186 50 to 179 acres ..................... 780 850 180 to 499 acres .................... 913 968 500 to 999 acres .................... 87 94 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 931 2 086 acres.. 293 967 308 337 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 862 2 046 acres.. 231 205 249 893 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 13 acres.. 505 434 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 140 433 134 352 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 867 61 208 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 899 8 017 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 134 535 126 335 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 239 220 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 126 129 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 131 165 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 226 288 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 245 334 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 493 617 $100,000 or more .................... 550 442 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 100 624 93 957 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 062 42 805 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 2 010 2 195 $1,000.. 39 604 40 132 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 704 18 283 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 589 1 796 Other ............................... 421 399 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 609 697 200 days or more ................... 365 372 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 620 1 831 number.. 125 887 132 502 Beef cows ..................farms.. 238 223 number.. 2 655 2 685 Milk cows ..................farms.. 1 302 1 518 number.. 59 518 64 571 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 612 1 805 number.. 61 029 65 490 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 166 171 number.. 14 528 9 913 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 142 152 number.. 28 227 29 397 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 64 45 number.. 1 846 1 335 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 117 178 number.. 4 048 5 318 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 15 11 number.. 2 309 1 246 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 981 1 399 acres.. 44 802 55 085 bushels.. 3 509 704 5 991 064 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 1 250 1 134 acres.. 41 220 21 916 tons, green.. 385 213 268 211 Oats for grain................farms.. 817 1 022 acres.. 17 434 23 065 bushels.. 906 953 1 282 036 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 157 14 acres.. 4 844 382 bushels.. 101 158 7 743 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 1 760 1 951 silage.......................farms.. 135 662 160 163 acres.. 263 226 373 025 tons, dry.. 8 8 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 23 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. .