1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PORTAGE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 980 1 081 Land in farms ..................acres.. 265 731 281 891 Average size of farm .......acres.. 271 261 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 269 179 225 833 Average per acre .........dollars.. 968 848 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 97 055 66 700 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 25 27 10 to 49 acres ...................... 107 101 50 to 179 acres ..................... 393 460 180 to 499 acres .................... 346 386 500 to 999 acres .................... 66 66 1,000 acres or more ................. 43 41 Total cropland .................farms.. 947 1 049 acres.. 192 121 202 958 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 898 1 018 acres.. 156 563 163 493 Irrigated land .................farms.. 161 153 acres.. 68 189 62 221 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 91 068 89 506 Average per farm .........dollars.. 92 926 82 799 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 52 191 44 326 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 38 877 45 180 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 179 167 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 101 95 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 110 139 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 129 201 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 117 140 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 148 147 $100,000 or more .................... 196 192 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 79 044 67 863 Average per farm .........dollars.. 80 740 62 836 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 979 1 080 $1,000.. 12 083 21 482 Average per farm..........dollars.. 12 342 19 891 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 625 736 Other ............................... 355 345 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 423 477 200 days or more ................... 286 304 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 598 699 number.. 42 669 42 177 Beef cows ..................farms.. 161 155 number.. 2 818 2 120 Milk cows ..................farms.. 363 467 number.. 15 663 17 640 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 581 689 number.. 18 527 32 532 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 74 131 number.. 9 520 10 628 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 76 124 number.. 18 968 19 935 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 35 39 number.. 1 515 4 077 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 63 95 number.. 9 415 16 223 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 12 12 number.. 2 942 1 040 Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 496 733 acres.. 31 864 35 144 bushels.. 3 079 675 3 715 082 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 371 399 acres.. 10 793 8 440 tons, green.. 118 718 99 309 Oats for grain................farms.. 282 411 acres.. 5 904 8 294 bushels.. 298 178 371 599 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 23 15 acres.. 780 538 bushels.. 14 885 13 370 Irish potatoes................farms.. 76 80 acres.. 21 573 23 147 cwt.. 7 412 992 7 034 272 Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 752 876 silage.......................farms.. 60 824 68 517 acres.. 125 989 156 706 tons, dry.. 97 112 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 31 224 25 717 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. .