1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 DUNN COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 383 1 515 Land in farms ..................acres.. 366 593 400 589 Average size of farm .......acres.. 265 264 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 188 280 171 301 Average per acre .........dollars.. 677 642 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 199 52 978 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 52 10 to 49 acres ...................... 147 137 50 to 179 acres ..................... 435 449 180 to 499 acres .................... 585 713 500 to 999 acres .................... 139 127 1,000 acres or more ................. 34 37 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 306 1 450 acres.. 248 865 271 106 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 224 1 410 acres.. 193 759 214 364 Irrigated land .................farms.. 57 60 acres.. 16 006 16 037 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 106 668 103 989 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 128 68 639 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 18 255 15 804 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 88 413 88 184 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 205 168 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 105 110 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 146 143 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 177 187 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 127 224 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 261 340 $100,000 or more .................... 362 343 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 83 786 74 745 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 583 49 369 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 383 1 514 $1,000.. 22 191 29 098 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 046 19 219 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 946 1 163 Other ............................... 437 352 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 546 518 200 days or more ................... 323 276 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 017 1 161 number.. 80 532 92 155 Beef cows ..................farms.. 280 241 number.. 4 298 3 511 Milk cows ..................farms.. 669 868 number.. 33 077 40 174 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 998 1 161 number.. 29 607 36 055 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 134 158 number.. 21 031 20 768 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 135 162 number.. 36 686 39 467 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 38 44 number.. 1 132 1 271 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 49 67 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 7 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 855 1 165 acres.. 62 644 70 733 bushels.. 5 982 155 8 229 617 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 607 572 acres.. 18 018 12 035 tons, green.. 190 291 146 472 Oats for grain................farms.. 452 687 acres.. 10 241 15 269 bushels.. 530 929 758 109 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 259 193 acres.. 14 632 8 856 bushels.. 289 290 325 267 Irish potatoes................farms.. 5 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 1 076 1 278 silage.......................farms.. 91 431 112 710 acres.. 210 990 286 488 tons, dry.. 24 18 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 918 162 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. .