1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 MONROE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 1 549 1 642 Land in farms ..................acres.. 346 398 355 569 Average size of farm .......acres.. 224 217 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 200 348 161 929 Average per acre .........dollars.. 877 732 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 59 429 49 701 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 44 65 10 to 49 acres ...................... 164 136 50 to 179 acres ..................... 623 684 180 to 499 acres .................... 606 657 500 to 999 acres .................... 89 84 1,000 acres or more ................. 23 16 Total cropland .................farms.. 1 467 1 565 acres.. 188 677 197 055 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 1 413 1 528 acres.. 146 570 150 422 Irrigated land .................farms.. 51 49 acres.. 2 462 2 313 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 96 457 87 648 Average per farm .........dollars.. 62 271 53 379 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 22 013 18 417 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 74 444 69 232 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 229 209 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 127 146 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 165 161 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 203 252 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 212 270 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 310 356 $100,000 or more .................... 303 248 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 69 687 60 534 Average per farm .........dollars.. 44 988 36 888 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 1 549 1 641 $1,000.. 25 298 27 275 Average per farm..........dollars.. 16 332 16 621 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 1 064 1 163 Other ............................... 485 479 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 638 653 200 days or more ................... 397 394 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 1 199 1 321 number.. 79 998 82 436 Beef cows ..................farms.. 279 276 number.. 4 914 4 228 Milk cows ..................farms.. 780 917 number.. 33 056 36 738 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 1 175 1 308 number.. 31 098 32 640 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 131 158 number.. 6 898 7 257 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 124 153 number.. 11 634 14 394 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 55 30 number.. 3 099 823 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 105 129 number.. 4 923 5 379 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 6 17 number.. 960 5 232 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 959 1 249 acres.. 39 486 39 965 bushels.. 4 259 130 4 657 366 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 768 683 acres.. 17 965 9 847 tons, green.. 222 124 126 250 Oats for grain................farms.. 502 685 acres.. 8 173 9 824 bushels.. 460 186 546 645 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 83 60 acres.. 3 256 2 083 bushels.. 88 494 84 636 Irish potatoes................farms.. 2 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 1 288 1 393 silage.......................farms.. 86 808 97 955 acres.. 189 689 265 554 tons, dry.. 8 9 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 161 107 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. .