1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 KENOSHA COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 420 505 Land in farms ..................acres.. 92 761 100 678 Average size of farm .......acres.. 221 199 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 380 708 282 499 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 861 1 349 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 188 63 161 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 49 59 10 to 49 acres ...................... 104 112 50 to 179 acres ..................... 129 166 180 to 499 acres .................... 86 117 500 to 999 acres .................... 33 36 1,000 acres or more ................. 19 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 389 472 acres.. 82 049 89 840 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 358 442 acres.. 70 633 72 461 Irrigated land .................farms.. 28 16 acres.. 1 736 355 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 30 623 32 932 Average per farm .........dollars.. 72 911 65 212 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 15 478 13 570 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 15 145 19 362 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 86 84 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 43 48 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 45 66 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 66 77 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 36 49 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 47 58 $100,000 or more .................... 97 123 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 25 774 28 137 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 077 55 716 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 422 505 $1,000.. 3 605 5 352 Average per farm..........dollars.. 8 542 10 599 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 235 290 Other ............................... 185 215 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 207 249 200 days or more ................... 149 178 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 166 217 number.. 13 397 17 005 Beef cows ..................farms.. 40 37 number.. 710 638 Milk cows ..................farms.. 90 123 number.. 4 836 6 751 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 157 202 number.. 5 541 7 488 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 47 71 number.. 9 758 8 674 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 53 79 number.. 15 700 13 940 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 30 number.. 676 747 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 37 38 number.. 2 611 3 148 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 5 number.. 1 364 1 195 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 207 304 acres.. 31 247 31 998 bushels.. 3 311 659 3 783 602 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 98 126 acres.. 3 430 3 423 tons, green.. 36 953 49 723 Oats for grain................farms.. 69 99 acres.. 1 359 2 110 bushels.. 77 367 102 483 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 146 178 acres.. 20 352 15 082 bushels.. 721 954 634 164 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 4 acres.. (D) 14 cwt.. 316 3 640 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 235 281 silage.......................farms.. 11 878 15 521 acres.. 30 998 48 137 tons, dry.. 36 40 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 116 1 638 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. .