1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FLORENCE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 78 83 Land in farms ..................acres.. 21 008 21 326 Average size of farm .......acres.. 269 257 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 142 636 118 096 Average per acre .........dollars.. 530 437 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 45 765 (D) Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 0 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 5 5 50 to 179 acres ..................... 23 30 180 to 499 acres .................... 39 37 500 to 999 acres .................... 11 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 0 Total cropland .................farms.. 75 82 acres.. 11 746 10 283 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 67 75 acres.. 7 130 6 326 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 3 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 2 393 2 491 Average per farm .........dollars.. 30 685 30 011 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 471 514 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 923 1 977 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 27 30 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 11 11 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 4 6 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 12 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 5 6 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 11 8 $100,000 or more .................... 7 10 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 2 155 (D) Average per farm .........dollars.. 27 626 (D) Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 78 83 $1,000.. 239 279 Average per farm..........dollars.. 3 058 3 357 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 48 48 Other ............................... 30 35 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 47 49 200 days or more ................... 28 23 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 49 60 number.. 2 562 2 613 Beef cows ..................farms.. 21 30 number.. 348 242 Milk cows ..................farms.. 24 29 number.. 808 936 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 45 58 number.. 1 004 968 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 4 2 number.. 22 (D) Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 1 number.. 76 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 1 number.. 6 (D) Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 5 14 number.. (D) 385 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 2 11 acres.. (D) 233 bushels.. (D) 25 442 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 26 22 acres.. 837 456 tons, green.. 9 167 5 950 Oats for grain................farms.. 9 11 acres.. 101 (D) bushels.. 4 600 (D) Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 65 70 silage.......................farms.. 5 476 4 751 acres.. 8 201 7 466 tons, dry.. 1 1 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) (D) 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. .