1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DOOR COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 760 911 Land in farms ..................acres.. 130 051 147 860 Average size of farm .......acres.. 171 162 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 174 078 157 367 Average per acre .........dollars.. 955 985 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 561 51 647 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 37 26 10 to 49 acres ...................... 141 161 50 to 179 acres ..................... 295 434 180 to 499 acres .................... 258 256 500 to 999 acres .................... 24 31 1,000 acres or more ................. 5 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 741 896 acres.. 101 313 112 155 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 723 879 acres.. 84 974 94 028 Irrigated land .................farms.. 32 29 acres.. 1 180 1 035 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 38 804 37 468 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 058 41 129 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 901 10 361 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 28 903 27 107 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 168 202 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 82 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 88 122 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 97 135 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 78 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 118 142 $100,000 or more .................... 129 108 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 30 039 28 088 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 473 30 866 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 761 910 $1,000.. 8 197 9 035 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 772 9 928 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 466 585 Other ............................... 294 326 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 360 434 200 days or more ................... 244 280 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 400 469 number.. 26 655 28 680 Beef cows ..................farms.. 58 76 number.. 573 678 Milk cows ..................farms.. 280 354 number.. 12 578 13 833 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 391 454 number.. 9 927 11 684 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 51 52 number.. 2 392 1 828 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 47 57 number.. 5 559 4 440 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 23 22 number.. 728 382 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 48 number.. 1 370 2 545 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 220 321 acres.. 11 769 12 179 bushels.. 979 751 1 169 710 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 300 326 acres.. 9 917 7 283 tons, green.. 98 951 83 995 Oats for grain................farms.. 368 516 acres.. 11 489 16 373 bushels.. 713 061 863 106 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 6 acres.. 1 213 326 bushels.. 27 325 6 962 Irish potatoes................farms.. 7 4 acres.. 35 (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 522 685 silage.......................farms.. 43 064 49 384 acres.. 76 264 104 035 tons, dry.. 69 76 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 304 4 403 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. .