1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IOWA COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 328 1 351 Land in farms ..................acres.. 361 918 391 987 Average size of farm .......acres.. 273 290 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 857 217 511 Average per acre .........dollars.. 869 765 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 163 62 219 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 69 62 10 to 49 acres ...................... 110 89 50 to 179 acres ..................... 349 322 180 to 499 acres .................... 631 706 500 to 999 acres .................... 149 140 1,000 acres or more ................. 20 32 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 201 1 262 acres.. 231 303 250 983 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 108 1 204 acres.. 161 291 191 422 Irrigated land .................farms.. 34 31 acres.. 6 398 5 738 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 111 729 113 328 Average per farm .........dollars.. 84 133 83 884 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 14 612 12 790 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 97 117 100 538 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 187 128 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 77 65 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 103 85 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 178 183 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 139 205 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 265 329 $100,000 or more .................... 379 356 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 86 760 84 175 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 381 62 306 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 327 1 351 $1,000.. 25 621 28 055 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 307 20 766 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 924 1 064 Other ............................... 404 287 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 515 449 200 days or more ................... 307 227 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 000 1 142 number.. 103 507 116 392 Beef cows ..................farms.. 333 322 number.. 11 713 11 385 Milk cows ..................farms.. 631 806 number.. 33 213 41 201 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 001 1 152 number.. 48 102 61 621 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 176 249 number.. 36 089 39 557 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 195 251 number.. 78 694 72 410 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 57 67 number.. 3 303 3 844 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 32 87 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 10 9 number.. (D) 1 110 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 798 1 060 acres.. 58 119 63 540 bushels.. 6 178 519 7 318 415 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 565 554 acres.. 14 445 11 637 tons, green.. 172 922 158 264 Oats for grain................farms.. 405 609 acres.. 8 051 11 855 bushels.. 397 552 654 717 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 92 49 acres.. 4 890 2 346 bushels.. 198 492 103 125 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 5 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 1 002 1 119 silage.......................farms.. 83 400 107 104 acres.. 230 833 326 653 tons, dry.. 28 57 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 480 2 816 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. .