1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OCONTO COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 931 1 119 Land in farms ..................acres.. 208 888 232 394 Average size of farm .......acres.. 224 208 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 161 013 154 459 Average per acre .........dollars.. 725 760 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 760 52 720 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 24 29 10 to 49 acres ...................... 103 115 50 to 179 acres ..................... 350 447 180 to 499 acres .................... 379 459 500 to 999 acres .................... 65 61 1,000 acres or more ................. 10 8 Total cropland .................farms.. 903 1 089 acres.. 152 413 163 894 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 868 1 066 acres.. 122 611 136 822 Irrigated land .................farms.. 16 11 acres.. 977 713 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 62 404 62 252 Average per farm .........dollars.. 67 029 55 632 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 7 452 8 027 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 54 952 54 226 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 141 157 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 75 85 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 97 119 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 109 165 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 111 153 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 168 236 $100,000 or more .................... 230 204 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 47 243 46 283 Average per farm .........dollars.. 50 799 41 398 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 930 1 118 $1,000.. 14 290 15 929 Average per farm..........dollars.. 15 365 14 248 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 608 763 Other ............................... 323 356 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 401 465 200 days or more ................... 274 291 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 662 787 number.. 54 798 58 219 Beef cows ..................farms.. 130 141 number.. 1 814 1 322 Milk cows ..................farms.. 464 593 number.. 23 671 27 070 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 646 777 number.. 21 278 28 211 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 64 85 number.. 6 197 6 934 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 55 77 number.. 14 184 14 319 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 19 25 number.. 471 683 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 45 81 number.. 5 564 3 648 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 4 7 number.. (D) 555 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 510 727 acres.. 29 475 31 234 bushels.. 2 470 070 2 958 146 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 522 599 acres.. 19 955 16 388 tons, green.. 190 311 188 347 Oats for grain................farms.. 312 432 acres.. 6 226 9 017 bushels.. 353 570 469 017 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 45 7 acres.. 1 725 89 bushels.. 33 384 2 661 Irish potatoes................farms.. 4 6 acres.. (D) 506 cwt.. (D) 145 868 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 764 966 silage.......................farms.. 59 971 77 802 acres.. 107 501 173 086 tons, dry.. 71 85 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 7 734 6 239 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. .