1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LA CROSSE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 789 821 Land in farms ..................acres.. 182 339 193 262 Average size of farm .......acres.. 231 235 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 234 710 179 367 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 042 758 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 027 56 115 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 43 44 10 to 49 acres ...................... 76 85 50 to 179 acres ..................... 258 251 180 to 499 acres .................... 340 371 500 to 999 acres .................... 61 62 1,000 acres or more ................. 11 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 749 777 acres.. 100 571 103 280 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 717 762 acres.. 80 407 82 164 Irrigated land .................farms.. 12 14 acres.. 375 629 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 48 005 45 405 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 843 55 304 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 038 5 451 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 40 966 39 954 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 132 111 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 63 77 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 86 79 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 121 126 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 86 101 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 132 184 $100,000 or more .................... 169 143 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 37 032 31 669 Average per farm .........dollars.. 46 935 38 621 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 789 820 $1,000.. 10 513 13 362 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 324 16 295 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 507 555 Other ............................... 282 266 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 356 336 200 days or more ................... 243 221 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 561 621 number.. 41 371 45 955 Beef cows ..................farms.. 192 174 number.. 3 846 3 428 Milk cows ..................farms.. 316 380 number.. 15 396 17 420 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 543 609 number.. 15 694 18 023 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 107 131 number.. 30 133 28 747 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 108 141 number.. 57 546 48 437 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 24 24 number.. 763 1 316 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 28 56 number.. 936 3 165 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 5 7 number.. 875 495 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 551 629 acres.. 28 512 27 732 bushels.. 3 520 381 3 439 091 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 322 289 acres.. 6 754 3 833 tons, green.. 102 463 66 185 Oats for grain................farms.. 178 302 acres.. 2 621 4 152 bushels.. 161 218 229 725 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 99 62 acres.. 4 267 3 503 bushels.. 132 078 143 116 Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 4 acres.. 1 (D) cwt.. 96 (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 641 698 silage.......................farms.. 41 256 48 498 acres.. 106 427 143 512 tons, dry.. 26 15 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 450 251 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. .