1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 FOREST COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 115 135 Land in farms ..................acres.. 26 456 29 730 Average size of farm .......acres.. 230 220 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 111 390 118 030 Average per acre .........dollars.. 522 527 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 39 503 27 941 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 2 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 17 50 to 179 acres ..................... 44 49 180 to 499 acres .................... 49 55 500 to 999 acres .................... 9 11 1,000 acres or more ................. 1 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 108 127 acres.. 12 914 15 197 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 100 122 acres.. 7 572 9 847 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 0 acres.. (D) 0 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 4 379 4 072 Average per farm .........dollars.. 38 077 30 165 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 483 459 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 3 896 3 614 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 44 44 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 18 16 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 10 15 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 11 20 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 9 16 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 13 16 $100,000 or more .................... 10 8 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 3 841 3 107 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 404 23 016 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 115 135 $1,000.. 547 773 Average per farm..........dollars.. 4 755 5 727 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 54 75 Other ............................... 61 60 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 71 62 200 days or more ................... 41 36 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 73 92 number.. 7 582 5 561 Beef cows ..................farms.. 33 28 number.. 539 509 Milk cows ..................farms.. 25 43 number.. 852 1 311 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 63 89 number.. 7 130 5 488 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 12 number.. 80 130 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 4 9 number.. (D) 396 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 7 3 number.. 202 29 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 9 14 number.. 214 411 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 0 number.. 0 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 9 acres.. (D) 69 bushels.. (D) 8 140 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 15 25 acres.. 426 580 tons, green.. 2 303 6 976 Oats for grain................farms.. 28 46 acres.. 467 800 bushels.. 21 000 45 111 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 90 119 silage.......................farms.. 6 594 8 254 acres.. 9 115 14 154 tons, dry.. 1 0 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) 0 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. .