1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREEN COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 271 1 418 Land in farms ..................acres.. 293 134 329 364 Average size of farm .......acres.. 231 232 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 222 576 214 042 Average per acre .........dollars.. 994 883 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 75 059 65 085 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 55 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 82 50 to 179 acres ..................... 429 484 180 to 499 acres .................... 582 689 500 to 999 acres .................... 85 87 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 196 1 361 acres.. 241 533 272 452 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 151 1 331 acres.. 199 948 220 345 Irrigated land .................farms.. 27 24 acres.. 4 253 3 895 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 118 153 122 085 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 961 86 096 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 651 12 663 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 105 502 109 422 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 87 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 56 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 105 84 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 135 161 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 140 177 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 274 407 $100,000 or more .................... 458 446 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 91 221 87 709 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 771 61 854 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 271 1 418 $1,000.. 27 477 34 445 Average per farm..........dollars.. 21 618 24 291 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 967 1 169 Other ............................... 304 249 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 428 417 200 days or more ................... 266 242 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 008 1 172 number.. 96 317 111 012 Beef cows ..................farms.. 176 144 number.. 4 020 3 545 Milk cows ..................farms.. 728 922 number.. 40 379 50 326 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 001 1 179 number.. 41 612 47 344 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 209 313 number.. 63 949 73 478 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 215 333 number.. 153 298 168 070 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 71 number.. 2 910 2 323 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 33 45 number.. 826 1 740 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 9 number.. 324 380 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 925 1 205 acres.. 75 209 75 392 bushels.. 7 836 045 8 481 736 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 606 568 acres.. 15 097 10 835 tons, green.. 169 073 143 243 Oats for grain................farms.. 409 696 acres.. 8 565 13 120 bushels.. 389 089 711 136 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 192 153 acres.. 11 401 6 762 bushels.. 397 460 270 852 Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 cwt.. 0 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 1 073 1 264 silage.......................farms.. 101 902 127 035 acres.. 265 125 380 275 tons, dry.. 25 20 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 534 2 302 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. .