1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 EAU CLAIRE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 886 1 001 Land in farms ..................acres.. 189 905 215 964 Average size of farm .......acres.. 214 216 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 169 264 139 507 Average per acre .........dollars.. 769 654 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 407 41 179 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 27 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 101 102 50 to 179 acres ..................... 356 414 180 to 499 acres .................... 349 401 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 46 1,000 acres or more ................. 8 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 853 962 acres.. 135 450 148 074 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 778 918 acres.. 100 495 110 776 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 21 acres.. 3 120 1 188 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 52 957 50 520 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 771 50 470 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 857 7 488 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 099 43 032 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 169 151 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 68 101 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 80 121 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 122 163 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 135 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 148 212 $100,000 or more .................... 164 143 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 42 560 38 408 Average per farm .........dollars.. 48 091 38 369 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 885 1 001 $1,000.. 11 229 12 180 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 688 12 168 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 605 682 Other ............................... 281 319 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 366 432 200 days or more ................... 226 252 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 631 722 number.. 46 626 46 280 Beef cows ..................farms.. 154 174 number.. 2 853 2 682 Milk cows ..................farms.. 426 494 number.. 17 949 19 943 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 619 715 number.. 19 764 20 912 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 72 79 number.. 2 984 3 091 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 70 80 number.. 6 740 6 883 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 15 24 number.. 311 318 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 67 100 number.. 2 769 27 908 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 21 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 521 706 acres.. 28 038 33 690 bushels.. 2 310 499 3 637 574 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 362 307 acres.. 10 143 4 535 tons, green.. 91 899 55 681 Oats for grain................farms.. 361 470 acres.. 8 264 11 108 bushels.. 439 030 537 533 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 98 83 acres.. 5 562 5 286 bushels.. 106 286 152 416 Irish potatoes................farms.. 6 2 acres.. 6 (D) cwt.. 900 (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 683 811 silage.......................farms.. 53 809 60 348 acres.. 107 593 150 215 tons, dry.. 15 21 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 051 998 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. .