1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 ONEIDA COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 99 106 Land in farms ..................acres.. 31 777 44 389 Average size of farm .......acres.. 321 419 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 218 169 246 774 Average per acre .........dollars.. 725 566 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 71 635 69 733 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 5 5 10 to 49 acres ...................... 17 22 50 to 179 acres ..................... 42 37 180 to 499 acres .................... 20 21 500 to 999 acres .................... 8 10 1,000 acres or more ................. 7 11 Total cropland .................farms.. 89 96 acres.. 13 489 16 915 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 75 83 acres.. 7 623 8 960 Irrigated land .................farms.. 18 21 acres.. 1 786 3 101 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 7 778 9 450 Average per farm .........dollars.. 78 562 89 153 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 5 776 6 193 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 2 001 3 258 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 35 54 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 14 8 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 12 6 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 9 10 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 6 8 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 0 1 $100,000 or more .................... 23 19 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 5 779 6 424 Average per farm .........dollars.. 57 794 60 606 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 100 106 $1,000.. 2 285 2 914 Average per farm..........dollars.. 22 851 27 489 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 48 55 Other ............................... 51 51 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 57 61 200 days or more ................... 36 41 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 37 39 number.. 1 281 918 Beef cows ..................farms.. 27 29 number.. (D) 188 Milk cows ..................farms.. 7 8 number.. (D) 129 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 30 29 number.. 714 918 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 12 9 number.. 106 794 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 8 11 number.. 447 1 120 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 3 5 number.. 8 19 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 11 14 number.. (D) 304 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 7 2 number.. 862 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 1 4 acres.. (D) 35 bushels.. (D) 3 050 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 5 7 acres.. 66 99 tons, green.. 480 1 270 Oats for grain................farms.. 17 20 acres.. 1 206 1 653 bushels.. 69 400 51 390 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 bushels.. 0 0 Irish potatoes................farms.. 7 9 acres.. 1 821 2 159 cwt.. 347 550 421 100 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 49 60 silage.......................farms.. 2 837 2 831 acres.. 3 116 3 156 tons, dry.. 4 6 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 780 1 589 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. .