1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 IRON COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 55 57 Land in farms ..................acres.. 10 263 13 814 Average size of farm .......acres.. 187 242 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. (D) (D) Average per acre .........dollars.. (D) (D) Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. (D) 30 086 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 1 1 10 to 49 acres ...................... 6 7 50 to 179 acres ..................... 26 24 180 to 499 acres .................... 18 19 500 to 999 acres .................... 4 4 1,000 acres or more ................. 0 2 Total cropland .................farms.. 53 56 acres.. 5 065 5 799 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 50 52 acres.. 3 571 4 103 Irrigated land .................farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. (D) (D) Average per farm .........dollars.. (D) (D) Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. (D) 488 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 1 217 (D) Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 26 18 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 5 17 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 2 4 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 7 7 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 3 5 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 9 3 $100,000 or more .................... 3 3 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. (D) 1 115 Average per farm .........dollars.. (D) 19 555 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 55 57 $1,000.. 341 (D) Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 197 (D) Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 22 28 Other ............................... 33 29 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 39 36 200 days or more ................... 22 22 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 28 31 number.. 1 659 1 738 Beef cows ..................farms.. 10 15 number.. 73 137 Milk cows ..................farms.. 15 7 number.. 451 123 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 26 29 number.. 1 024 1 750 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 5 3 number.. 108 3 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 3 2 number.. 50 (D) Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) 125 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 6 2 number.. 142 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 1 0 number.. (D) 0 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 3 2 acres.. (D) (D) bushels.. (D) (D) Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) (D) tons, green.. (D) (D) Oats for grain................farms.. 11 13 acres.. 159 576 bushels.. 6 105 27 480 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 197 cwt.. (D) 35 250 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 44 46 silage.......................farms.. 2 717 2 783 acres.. 4 038 4 217 tons, dry.. 2 6 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. (D) 12 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. .