1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 JUNEAU COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 675 762 Land in farms ..................acres.. 195 287 190 716 Average size of farm .......acres.. 289 250 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 240 626 217 173 Average per acre .........dollars.. 819 860 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 419 52 404 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 16 30 10 to 49 acres ...................... 84 79 50 to 179 acres ..................... 228 278 180 to 499 acres .................... 268 301 500 to 999 acres .................... 54 57 1,000 acres or more ................. 25 17 Total cropland .................farms.. 652 726 acres.. 123 129 120 011 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 622 706 acres.. 103 139 92 822 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 24 acres.. 14 652 7 883 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 55 708 41 881 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 530 54 962 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 25 707 12 176 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 30 001 29 705 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 105 102 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 74 78 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 68 89 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 92 131 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 75 110 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 131 151 $100,000 or more .................... 130 101 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 43 089 31 279 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 836 41 102 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 675 761 $1,000.. 10 982 8 379 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 270 11 010 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 435 526 Other ............................... 240 236 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 280 314 200 days or more ................... 194 191 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 442 541 number.. 33 402 36 315 Beef cows ..................farms.. 121 110 number.. 2 355 2 257 Milk cows ..................farms.. 262 338 number.. 12 331 14 374 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 447 530 number.. 13 439 16 789 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 75 97 number.. 4 502 6 915 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 79 98 number.. 8 778 13 365 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 21 number.. 1 090 866 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 45 number.. 7 919 (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 3 number.. (D) 354 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 436 579 acres.. 37 899 31 268 bushels.. 3 781 968 3 404 162 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 257 215 acres.. 7 151 4 220 tons, green.. 91 461 55 123 Oats for grain................farms.. 215 288 acres.. 3 836 5 151 bushels.. 219 056 267 237 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 132 121 acres.. 11 166 6 365 bushels.. 280 203 237 038 Irish potatoes................farms.. 8 7 acres.. 5 223 2 250 cwt.. 1 952 673 (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 504 591 silage.......................farms.. 33 235 41 767 acres.. 62 383 119 840 tons, dry.. 21 11 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 207 2 536 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. .