1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MILWAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 97 132 Land in farms ..................acres.. 8 763 (D) Average size of farm .......acres.. 90 (D) Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 238 950 199 295 Average per acre .........dollars.. (D) 2 802 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 36 020 56 324 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 34 34 10 to 49 acres ...................... 30 48 50 to 179 acres ..................... 27 37 180 to 499 acres .................... 2 11 500 to 999 acres .................... 2 1 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 1 Total cropland .................farms.. 92 123 acres.. 7 664 9 233 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 91 118 acres.. 6 561 7 081 Irrigated land .................farms.. 26 28 acres.. 173 244 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 6 803 8 875 Average per farm .........dollars.. 70 129 67 232 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 6 736 8 355 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 67 520 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 22 37 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 15 18 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 15 17 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 13 22 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 11 12 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 6 6 $100,000 or more .................... 15 20 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 583 7 031 Average per farm .........dollars.. 56 394 53 265 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 99 132 $1,000.. 1 246 1 761 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 587 13 339 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 45 67 Other ............................... 52 65 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 42 70 200 days or more ................... 32 46 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 15 27 number.. 208 398 Beef cows ..................farms.. 10 14 number.. (D) (D) Milk cows ..................farms.. 2 7 number.. (D) (D) Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 11 21 number.. (D) 211 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 3 15 number.. 8 939 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 1 13 number.. (D) 1 761 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 1 5 number.. (D) 39 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 4 8 number.. 58 220 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 14 30 acres.. 1 725 1 741 bushels.. 139 912 173 570 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 4 4 acres.. 89 57 tons, green.. 900 695 Oats for grain................farms.. 3 19 acres.. (D) 302 bushels.. (D) 14 138 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 27 36 acres.. 2 677 2 390 bushels.. 79 346 72 594 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 32 46 silage.......................farms.. 1 374 1 555 acres.. 3 777 3 542 tons, dry.. 14 22 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 255 502 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. .