1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 LINCOLN COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 399 507 Land in farms ..................acres.. 85 500 109 031 Average size of farm .......acres.. 214 215 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 138 862 128 104 Average per acre .........dollars.. 560 576 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 144 38 417 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 11 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 46 43 50 to 179 acres ..................... 163 202 180 to 499 acres .................... 148 217 500 to 999 acres .................... 27 25 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 4 Total cropland .................farms.. 384 467 acres.. 46 674 56 129 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 358 449 acres.. 32 167 43 415 Irrigated land .................farms.. 13 13 acres.. 272 275 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 16 847 22 261 Average per farm .........dollars.. 42 223 43 908 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 2 179 2 770 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 14 668 19 491 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 118 103 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 37 53 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 49 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 36 63 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 40 97 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 86 94 $100,000 or more .................... 47 48 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 12 421 16 507 Average per farm .........dollars.. 31 130 32 493 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 399 508 $1,000.. 3 835 5 628 Average per farm..........dollars.. 9 612 11 079 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 254 320 Other ............................... 145 187 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 202 233 200 days or more ................... 136 149 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 291 375 number.. 15 243 21 164 Beef cows ..................farms.. 89 94 number.. 722 698 Milk cows ..................farms.. 168 254 number.. 6 845 9 364 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 262 363 number.. 6 305 12 565 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 31 number.. 496 1 132 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 20 25 number.. 2 505 2 709 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 9 number.. 152 359 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 26 41 number.. 2 287 1 651 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 547 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 26 101 acres.. 847 2 341 bushels.. 55 229 235 159 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 135 185 acres.. 3 938 3 744 tons, green.. 26 918 42 995 Oats for grain................farms.. 132 205 acres.. 2 541 4 550 bushels.. 137 303 250 258 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 6 2 acres.. 88 (D) bushels.. 1 265 (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 0 2 acres.. 0 (D) cwt.. 0 (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 330 418 silage.......................farms.. 25 579 33 681 acres.. 40 124 63 624 tons, dry.. 4 4 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 21 11 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. .