1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARINETTE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 634 716 Land in farms ..................acres.. 145 980 169 333 Average size of farm .......acres.. 230 236 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 163 589 158 208 Average per acre .........dollars.. 689 690 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 825 50 229 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 29 16 10 to 49 acres ...................... 79 80 50 to 179 acres ..................... 229 268 180 to 499 acres .................... 237 289 500 to 999 acres .................... 47 55 1,000 acres or more ................. 13 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 609 681 acres.. 91 576 102 217 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 579 664 acres.. 71 363 78 455 Irrigated land .................farms.. 22 26 acres.. 1 428 2 411 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 40 372 38 912 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 678 54 346 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 229 4 467 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 36 143 34 445 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 137 130 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 58 88 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 70 80 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 85 92 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 49 94 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 104 115 $100,000 or more .................... 131 117 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 33 555 28 354 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 926 39 546 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 634 717 $1,000.. 9 833 10 930 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 509 15 244 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 401 464 Other ............................... 233 252 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 287 325 200 days or more ................... 192 225 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 426 493 number.. 34 955 34 702 Beef cows ..................farms.. 116 119 number.. 1 433 1 429 Milk cows ..................farms.. 271 318 number.. 13 171 14 469 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 416 495 number.. 23 811 28 222 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 68 64 number.. 3 310 3 545 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 66 69 number.. 5 519 8 006 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 14 number.. 158 221 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 39 36 number.. 1 233 2 079 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 5 number.. 385 778 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 266 366 acres.. 14 874 15 345 bushels.. 1 098 603 1 356 421 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 278 320 acres.. 12 407 9 283 tons, green.. 118 705 99 669 Oats for grain................farms.. 179 272 acres.. 3 879 6 082 bushels.. 188 435 285 617 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 9 5 acres.. 335 192 bushels.. 7 140 5 744 Irish potatoes................farms.. 12 8 acres.. (D) 398 cwt.. (D) 111 000 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 499 601 silage.......................farms.. 40 317 48 258 acres.. 68 649 99 374 tons, dry.. 43 56 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 2 672 2 855 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. .