1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LANGLADE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 418 510 Land in farms ..................acres.. 120 383 132 380 Average size of farm .......acres.. 288 260 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 220 479 176 937 Average per acre .........dollars.. 805 666 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 93 111 59 579 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 25 10 to 49 acres ...................... 47 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 127 157 180 to 499 acres .................... 178 230 500 to 999 acres .................... 37 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 18 13 Total cropland .................farms.. 398 476 acres.. 82 837 83 115 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 370 465 acres.. 62 443 67 604 Irrigated land .................farms.. 53 37 acres.. 13 614 8 382 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 42 817 41 430 Average per farm .........dollars.. 102 433 81 235 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 959 18 470 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 19 858 22 960 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 73 73 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 29 35 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 37 40 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 33 51 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 42 74 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 80 120 $100,000 or more .................... 124 117 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 32 262 31 103 Average per farm .........dollars.. 77 367 60 985 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 417 510 $1,000.. 9 720 10 685 Average per farm..........dollars.. 23 309 20 952 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 311 390 Other ............................... 107 120 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 153 177 200 days or more ................... 100 98 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 256 337 number.. 18 698 22 626 Beef cows ..................farms.. 51 58 number.. 879 637 Milk cows ..................farms.. 167 255 number.. 8 518 10 939 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 248 339 number.. 7 405 12 998 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 29 19 number.. 304 425 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 26 16 number.. 1 091 882 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 12 number.. 182 405 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 24 number.. (D) (D) Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 1 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 56 116 acres.. 2 942 4 143 bushels.. 230 186 383 342 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 151 180 acres.. 6 359 4 160 tons, green.. 49 427 52 831 Oats for grain................farms.. 189 250 acres.. 12 018 12 043 bushels.. 787 260 736 462 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 2 6 acres.. (D) 1 375 bushels.. (D) 30 875 Irish potatoes................farms.. 60 66 acres.. 11 808 10 697 cwt.. 3 489 313 3 001 207 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 287 396 silage.......................farms.. 27 187 33 702 acres.. 46 853 70 829 tons, dry.. 36 26 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 3 477 2 084 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. .