1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DODGE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 2 004 2 151 Land in farms ..................acres.. 414 240 436 921 Average size of farm .......acres.. 207 203 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 250 207 201 697 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 206 1 036 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 456 61 060 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 116 117 10 to 49 acres ...................... 281 268 50 to 179 acres ..................... 738 843 180 to 499 acres .................... 724 794 500 to 999 acres .................... 120 113 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 881 2 044 acres.. 352 875 366 563 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 824 1 999 acres.. 309 499 312 760 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 22 acres.. 2 430 1 022 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 189 231 181 148 Average per farm .........dollars.. 94 427 84 216 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 32 810 27 722 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 156 421 153 426 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 171 150 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 102 126 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 167 204 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 278 285 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 233 297 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 405 482 $100,000 or more .................... 648 607 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 143 133 133 485 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 424 62 086 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 2 004 2 150 $1,000.. 50 334 48 050 Average per farm..........dollars.. 25 117 22 349 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 468 1 637 Other ............................... 536 514 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 757 764 200 days or more ................... 484 487 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 348 1 521 number.. 143 107 148 624 Beef cows ..................farms.. 142 138 number.. 2 881 2 690 Milk cows ..................farms.. 949 1 135 number.. 54 930 61 361 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 340 1 535 number.. 85 890 90 429 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 276 346 number.. 73 657 69 638 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 285 370 number.. 129 136 136 759 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 59 69 number.. 1 754 1 589 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 89 143 number.. 89 697 97 581 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 13 29 number.. 1 618 9 378 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 409 1 699 acres.. 120 012 115 549 bushels.. 11 813 196 13 196 819 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 998 1 097 acres.. 38 958 29 555 tons, green.. 428 533 400 661 Oats for grain................farms.. 782 1 109 acres.. 16 076 22 640 bushels.. 944 977 1 357 112 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 405 186 acres.. 21 586 6 728 bushels.. 652 586 270 777 Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 3 acres.. (D) 3 cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 1 449 1 743 silage.......................farms.. 96 490 123 322 acres.. 239 282 382 804 tons, dry.. 360 283 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 29 856 21 895 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. .