1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 OZAUKEE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 448 483 Land in farms ..................acres.. 78 772 85 201 Average size of farm .......acres.. 176 176 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 249 110 233 863 Average per acre .........dollars.. 1 389 1 333 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 68 140 61 440 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 56 49 10 to 49 acres ...................... 90 88 50 to 179 acres ..................... 154 169 180 to 499 acres .................... 114 146 500 to 999 acres .................... 28 26 1,000 acres or more ................. 6 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 410 457 acres.. 67 860 74 541 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 383 443 acres.. 57 918 63 362 Irrigated land .................farms.. 14 16 acres.. 228 181 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 31 084 31 350 Average per farm .........dollars.. 69 384 64 907 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 9 531 9 978 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 21 553 21 372 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 96 77 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 42 36 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 35 60 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 65 81 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 56 47 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 42 72 $100,000 or more .................... 112 110 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 24 920 24 008 Average per farm .........dollars.. 55 502 49 706 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 449 483 $1,000.. 6 248 7 721 Average per farm..........dollars.. 13 916 15 986 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 268 311 Other ............................... 180 172 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 209 218 200 days or more ................... 150 144 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 210 250 number.. 20 462 20 645 Beef cows ..................farms.. 38 45 number.. 533 463 Milk cows ..................farms.. 133 167 number.. 8 604 9 893 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 203 246 number.. 8 166 9 112 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 37 46 number.. 2 972 5 950 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 41 46 number.. 7 925 13 147 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 13 16 number.. 484 390 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 23 39 number.. 50 041 12 356 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 3 9 number.. (D) 1 987 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 205 280 acres.. 16 044 16 345 bushels.. 1 463 729 1 796 578 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 137 148 acres.. 5 249 4 479 tons, green.. 60 176 58 975 Oats for grain................farms.. 149 218 acres.. 4 493 6 845 bushels.. 302 435 365 123 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 82 44 acres.. 5 152 2 364 bushels.. 153 614 93 357 Irish potatoes................farms.. 10 19 acres.. 78 141 cwt.. 15 700 32 350 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 282 322 silage.......................farms.. 20 518 25 889 acres.. 43 119 68 875 tons, dry.. 108 108 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 6 197 5 858 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. .