1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LAFAYETTE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 235 1 341 Land in farms ..................acres.. 356 651 376 567 Average size of farm .......acres.. 289 281 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 287 245 242 881 Average per acre .........dollars.. 988 851 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 109 64 015 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 58 76 10 to 49 acres ...................... 113 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 304 340 180 to 499 acres .................... 595 662 500 to 999 acres .................... 126 128 1,000 acres or more ................. 39 34 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 143 1 256 acres.. 282 410 294 200 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 094 1 210 acres.. 222 847 226 141 Irrigated land .................farms.. 9 7 acres.. 409 245 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 135 647 126 572 Average per farm .........dollars.. 109 836 94 386 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 21 372 19 594 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 114 276 106 977 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 78 64 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 54 45 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 53 75 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 160 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 147 165 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 265 362 $100,000 or more .................... 509 470 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 102 347 93 266 Average per farm .........dollars.. 82 872 69 601 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 235 1 340 $1,000.. 34 154 33 379 Average per farm..........dollars.. 27 655 24 910 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 974 1 112 Other ............................... 261 229 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 402 399 200 days or more ................... 227 224 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 017 1 118 number.. 117 053 122 051 Beef cows ..................farms.. 302 299 number.. 10 337 10 820 Milk cows ..................farms.. 648 752 number.. 39 947 44 054 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 017 1 113 number.. 53 089 52 197 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 274 391 number.. 87 737 88 296 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 289 405 number.. 158 451 161 273 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 61 86 number.. 2 097 2 811 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 27 54 number.. 964 13 683 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 6 number.. 343 1 128 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 899 1 112 acres.. 107 606 105 890 bushels.. 11 910 144 13 075 948 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 561 418 acres.. 16 048 8 100 tons, green.. 171 778 114 795 Oats for grain................farms.. 474 662 acres.. 9 691 13 800 bushels.. 476 585 823 208 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 177 114 acres.. 14 484 5 350 bushels.. 588 356 233 366 Irish potatoes................farms.. 3 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. 595 (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 971 1 103 silage.......................farms.. 86 309 102 176 acres.. 237 518 319 462 tons, dry.. 5 12 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 28 792 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. .