1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DOUGLAS COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 260 312 Land in farms ..................acres.. 70 547 74 561 Average size of farm .......acres.. 271 239 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 663 106 090 Average per acre .........dollars.. 458 413 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 34 494 27 244 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 9 10 to 49 acres ...................... 28 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 91 126 180 to 499 acres .................... 108 108 500 to 999 acres .................... 29 32 1,000 acres or more ................. 3 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 245 294 acres.. 34 317 42 022 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 230 279 acres.. 23 568 26 826 Irrigated land .................farms.. 5 9 acres.. 6 201 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 5 407 7 999 Average per farm .........dollars.. 20 797 25 638 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 447 1 653 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 4 960 6 346 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 82 109 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 46 57 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 56 48 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 29 41 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 13 23 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 20 15 $100,000 or more .................... 14 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 4 654 6 411 Average per farm .........dollars.. 17 900 20 549 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 260 312 $1,000.. 659 2 197 Average per farm..........dollars.. 2 535 7 041 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 124 119 Other ............................... 136 193 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 147 204 200 days or more ................... 98 133 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 166 195 number.. 7 794 8 382 Beef cows ..................farms.. 118 125 number.. 2 500 2 459 Milk cows ..................farms.. 44 57 number.. 1 721 1 737 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 157 181 number.. 3 586 4 155 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 13 15 number.. (D) 249 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 13 12 number.. 183 200 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 17 number.. 718 321 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 33 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 3 number.. 123 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 10 5 acres.. 205 118 tons, green.. 1 334 1 152 Oats for grain................farms.. 23 32 acres.. 591 901 bushels.. 31 595 31 017 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 222 270 silage.......................farms.. 23 765 25 817 acres.. 37 258 40 491 tons, dry.. 2 3 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) 3 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. .