1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MARQUETTE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 444 502 Land in farms ..................acres.. 135 538 145 661 Average size of farm .......acres.. 305 290 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 202 775 196 635 Average per acre .........dollars.. 726 674 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 53 949 50 712 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 13 20 10 to 49 acres ...................... 45 53 50 to 179 acres ..................... 156 150 180 to 499 acres .................... 154 205 500 to 999 acres .................... 59 59 1,000 acres or more ................. 17 15 Total cropland .................farms.. 422 474 acres.. 93 144 96 028 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 395 448 acres.. 66 212 71 719 Irrigated land .................farms.. 41 35 acres.. 5 001 4 539 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 058 27 904 Average per farm .........dollars.. 63 193 55 585 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 364 9 523 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 18 694 18 381 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 94 93 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 55 75 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 55 65 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 59 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 58 54 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 41 47 $100,000 or more .................... 82 87 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 22 927 22 110 Average per farm .........dollars.. 51 636 44 132 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 444 501 $1,000.. 4 608 5 015 Average per farm..........dollars.. 10 379 10 010 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 296 301 Other ............................... 148 201 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 169 242 200 days or more ................... 102 163 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 226 297 number.. 18 256 20 735 Beef cows ..................farms.. 71 107 number.. 960 1 226 Milk cows ..................farms.. 114 147 number.. 6 246 7 254 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 221 284 number.. 8 162 7 926 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 45 71 number.. 13 501 13 684 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 45 70 number.. 20 435 22 775 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 25 31 number.. 1 713 1 268 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 19 38 number.. (D) 10 043 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 3 number.. 288 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 270 367 acres.. 24 735 27 277 bushels.. 1 976 144 2 539 276 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 143 136 acres.. 7 847 4 749 tons, green.. 68 719 46 052 Oats for grain................farms.. 88 133 acres.. 1 918 3 059 bushels.. 62 995 109 837 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 60 32 acres.. 4 052 1 455 bushels.. 84 003 52 783 Irish potatoes................farms.. 6 2 acres.. 463 (D) cwt.. 84 642 (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 318 388 silage.......................farms.. 24 116 32 797 acres.. 36 840 85 597 tons, dry.. 20 16 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 1 480 1 428 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. .