1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DANE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 2 639 2 849 Land in farms ..................acres.. 538 582 569 937 Average size of farm .......acres.. 204 200 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 280 434 232 454 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 367 1 166 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 746 58 389 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 260 291 10 to 49 acres ...................... 489 484 50 to 179 acres ..................... 871 930 180 to 499 acres .................... 805 918 500 to 999 acres .................... 159 183 1,000 acres or more ................. 55 43 Total cropland .................farms.. 2 490 2 666 acres.. 451 122 474 688 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 2 373 2 578 acres.. 378 682 370 830 Irrigated land .................farms.. 86 57 acres.. 5 875 3 013 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 270 522 216 456 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 509 75 976 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 65 801 52 842 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 204 722 163 614 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 370 399 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 194 230 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 245 289 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 422 430 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 299 326 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 348 460 $100,000 or more .................... 761 715 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 189 306 167 568 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 734 58 837 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 2 639 2 848 $1,000.. 83 606 47 014 Average per farm..........dollars.. 31 681 16 508 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 636 1 854 Other ............................... 1 003 995 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 1 187 1 267 200 days or more ................... 816 844 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 424 1 643 number.. 150 513 157 520 Beef cows ..................farms.. 248 228 number.. 3 805 3 982 Milk cows ..................farms.. 873 1 063 number.. 58 420 65 246 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 408 1 633 number.. 70 564 70 022 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 273 363 number.. 67 572 86 614 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 283 389 number.. 130 515 153 847 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 119 157 number.. 6 014 7 690 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 80 145 number.. 64 151 391 072 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 21 24 number.. 2 423 6 737 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 591 1 987 acres.. 187 388 170 041 bushels.. 19 654 306 19 379 254 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 883 934 acres.. 29 496 25 783 tons, green.. 378 180 362 111 Oats for grain................farms.. 555 860 acres.. 10 590 15 464 bushels.. 530 553 867 597 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 478 314 acres.. 25 677 12 714 bushels.. 910 299 545 769 Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 5 acres.. (D) 19 cwt.. (D) 2 050 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 1 703 1 931 silage.......................farms.. 123 147 142 954 acres.. 333 174 446 379 tons, dry.. 254 249 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 16 934 14 943 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. .