1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 GREEN LAKE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 705 711 Land in farms ..................acres.. 163 145 161 827 Average size of farm .......acres.. 231 228 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 251 599 217 913 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 198 916 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 64 957 62 829 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 28 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 250 261 180 to 499 acres .................... 273 282 500 to 999 acres .................... 53 45 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 9 Total cropland .................farms.. 677 674 acres.. 131 728 129 249 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 642 663 acres.. 108 964 105 122 Irrigated land .................farms.. 30 8 acres.. 2 469 847 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 999 47 148 Average per farm .........dollars.. 79 431 66 313 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 12 778 11 524 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 43 221 35 624 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 108 71 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 52 52 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 46 68 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 81 110 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 81 111 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 129 124 $100,000 or more .................... 208 175 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 387 37 040 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 541 52 096 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 705 711 $1,000.. 11 445 11 857 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 234 16 676 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 473 515 Other ............................... 232 196 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 310 268 200 days or more ................... 198 155 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 433 486 number.. 41 043 39 785 Beef cows ..................farms.. 60 68 number.. 1 163 1 295 Milk cows ..................farms.. 286 322 number.. 15 009 14 557 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 431 481 number.. 24 920 22 060 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 99 139 number.. 17 308 18 205 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 107 143 number.. 24 894 28 756 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 26 52 number.. 491 1 574 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 20 69 number.. (D) 16 347 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 11 number.. 1 675 3 932 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 474 574 acres.. 48 637 42 178 bushels.. 4 613 694 4 714 407 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 302 285 acres.. 9 829 6 172 tons, green.. 105 754 76 795 Oats for grain................farms.. 251 325 acres.. 6 366 6 713 bushels.. 392 095 363 932 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 127 69 acres.. 8 060 3 062 bushels.. 261 063 114 531 Irish potatoes................farms.. 6 3 acres.. 22 (D) cwt.. 2 250 (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 517 568 silage.......................farms.. 30 051 34 295 acres.. 69 392 98 727 tons, dry.. 122 120 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 9 190 15 150 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. .