1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JACKSON COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 720 793 Land in farms ..................acres.. 218 145 228 959 Average size of farm .......acres.. 303 289 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 244 068 209 659 Average per acre .........dollars.. 840 736 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 574 76 003 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 14 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 60 67 50 to 179 acres ..................... 225 263 180 to 499 acres .................... 320 357 500 to 999 acres .................... 76 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 31 Total cropland .................farms.. 694 771 acres.. 125 241 134 859 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 661 743 acres.. 94 687 101 512 Irrigated land .................farms.. 48 39 acres.. 3 630 2 527 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 63 264 60 737 Average per farm .........dollars.. 87 866 76 592 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 24 520 21 799 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 744 38 938 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 116 119 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 62 55 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 67 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 78 109 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 70 112 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 155 173 $100,000 or more .................... 169 158 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 49 290 39 539 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 554 49 923 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 719 792 $1,000.. 13 634 19 816 Average per farm..........dollars.. 18 962 25 021 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 501 584 Other ............................... 219 209 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 307 306 200 days or more ................... 189 173 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 487 554 number.. 41 395 41 540 Beef cows ..................farms.. 106 110 number.. 2 003 2 144 Milk cows ..................farms.. 332 395 number.. 15 810 17 480 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 480 553 number.. 19 974 16 805 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 57 77 number.. 7 190 7 324 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 57 79 number.. 12 710 16 266 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 22 30 number.. 1 520 1 988 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 21 50 number.. (D) 17 216 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 5 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 456 583 acres.. 29 906 32 555 bushels.. 2 834 896 3 566 736 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 320 285 acres.. 8 424 4 742 tons, green.. 98 974 63 906 Oats for grain................farms.. 244 358 acres.. 5 470 7 325 bushels.. 278 975 389 778 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 135 89 acres.. 5 902 3 339 bushels.. 146 564 122 407 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 0 acres.. (D) 0 cwt.. (D) 0 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 542 645 silage.......................farms.. 45 937 55 551 acres.. 92 757 153 211 tons, dry.. 21 15 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 845 352 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. .