1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PEPIN COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 419 446 Land in farms ..................acres.. 113 548 112 965 Average size of farm .......acres.. 271 253 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 179 407 144 989 Average per acre .........dollars.. 636 560 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 61 473 51 093 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 10 15 10 to 49 acres ...................... 34 35 50 to 179 acres ..................... 115 122 180 to 499 acres .................... 211 233 500 to 999 acres .................... 45 38 1,000 acres or more ................. 4 3 Total cropland .................farms.. 400 429 acres.. 73 019 72 780 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 385 417 acres.. 61 308 59 765 Irrigated land .................farms.. 4 6 acres.. 323 1 052 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 28 022 25 341 Average per farm .........dollars.. 66 877 56 818 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 4 770 4 148 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 23 252 21 193 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 47 29 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 20 28 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 41 52 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 57 70 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 50 65 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 95 122 $100,000 or more .................... 109 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 21 920 18 432 Average per farm .........dollars.. 52 440 41 328 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 418 446 $1,000.. 5 185 6 972 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 404 15 633 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 296 350 Other ............................... 123 96 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 185 167 200 days or more ................... 115 85 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 296 340 number.. 23 989 25 317 Beef cows ..................farms.. 57 72 number.. 1 201 1 242 Milk cows ..................farms.. 211 240 number.. 9 575 10 224 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 296 336 number.. 8 805 8 671 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 41 68 number.. 4 721 5 755 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 50 70 number.. 7 430 10 527 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 8 4 number.. 277 212 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 17 20 number.. (D) 887 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 2 2 number.. (D) (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 314 358 acres.. 21 012 19 106 bushels.. 2 053 937 2 180 634 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 167 117 acres.. 3 839 1 919 tons, green.. 42 713 24 013 Oats for grain................farms.. 160 235 acres.. 3 490 5 088 bushels.. 165 309 248 988 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 114 118 acres.. 7 655 6 007 bushels.. 147 609 214 103 Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 1 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 338 372 silage.......................farms.. 28 099 29 517 acres.. 65 110 86 028 tons, dry.. 8 5 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 88 48 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. .