1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 CRAWFORD COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 978 1 033 Land in farms ..................acres.. 248 956 264 422 Average size of farm .......acres.. 255 256 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 150 944 142 104 Average per acre .........dollars.. 603 560 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 011 40 549 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 35 10 to 49 acres ...................... 80 77 50 to 179 acres ..................... 296 313 180 to 499 acres .................... 443 494 500 to 999 acres .................... 88 99 1,000 acres or more ................. 15 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 910 991 acres.. 120 514 129 777 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 867 972 acres.. 90 609 99 592 Irrigated land .................farms.. 25 5 acres.. 733 481 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 520 46 215 Average per farm .........dollars.. 49 612 44 739 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 421 6 411 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 41 099 39 804 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 138 123 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 81 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 100 118 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 161 166 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 162 223 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 196 212 $100,000 or more .................... 140 106 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 35 288 34 279 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 118 33 216 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 977 1 032 $1,000.. 10 067 12 328 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 304 11 946 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 689 778 Other ............................... 289 255 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 408 363 200 days or more ................... 239 200 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 723 804 number.. 48 761 53 219 Beef cows ..................farms.. 216 224 number.. 5 135 5 120 Milk cows ..................farms.. 437 540 number.. 16 981 20 722 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 709 798 number.. 20 109 21 300 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 146 172 number.. 24 264 22 713 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 143 175 number.. 45 548 43 723 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 29 number.. 599 1 146 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 44 92 number.. 1 006 5 457 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 8 number.. 1 180 2 140 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 567 797 acres.. 25 894 26 539 bushels.. 2 801 978 2 918 925 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 336 279 acres.. 6 209 3 365 tons, green.. 82 604 44 340 Oats for grain................farms.. 316 498 acres.. 5 456 8 147 bushels.. 272 351 469 514 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 22 27 acres.. 1 302 813 bushels.. 42 198 30 315 Irish potatoes................farms.. 5 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 763 877 silage.......................farms.. 57 389 64 666 acres.. 147 647 190 429 tons, dry.. 15 9 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 68 35 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. .