1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 PRICE COUNTY, WISCONSIN Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 385 485 Land in farms ..................acres.. 94 596 124 699 Average size of farm .......acres.. 246 257 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 133 818 136 841 Average per acre .........dollars.. 575 455 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 33 618 29 180 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 2 6 10 to 49 acres ...................... 26 33 50 to 179 acres ..................... 146 190 180 to 499 acres .................... 175 214 500 to 999 acres .................... 34 37 1,000 acres or more ................. 2 5 Total cropland .................farms.. 376 470 acres.. 39 745 48 430 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 361 459 acres.. 27 137 34 872 Irrigated land .................farms.. 2 4 acres.. (D) 281 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 11 443 16 194 Average per farm .........dollars.. 29 721 33 390 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 1 662 2 712 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 9 781 13 482 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 111 154 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 48 51 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 48 47 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 50 60 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 46 66 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 57 83 $100,000 or more .................... 25 24 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 8 707 11 476 Average per farm .........dollars.. 22 617 23 711 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 385 484 $1,000.. 2 492 4 149 Average per farm..........dollars.. 6 473 8 572 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 228 303 Other ............................... 157 182 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 202 245 200 days or more ................... 130 151 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 266 348 number.. 13 013 15 061 Beef cows ..................farms.. 108 103 number.. 1 246 1 238 Milk cows ..................farms.. 147 236 number.. 4 441 6 727 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 255 333 number.. 4 815 10 320 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 20 14 number.. 180 67 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 11 10 number.. 199 195 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 11 9 number.. 797 233 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 24 45 number.. (D) 1 730 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 3 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for grain or seed .......farms.. 13 71 acres.. 430 1 617 bushels.. 30 778 165 271 Corn for sil for green chop...farms.. 59 123 acres.. 1 188 1 990 tons, green.. 8 868 22 724 Oats for grain................farms.. 99 140 acres.. 1 469 2 268 bushels.. 75 338 118 373 Soybeans for beans ...........farms.. 0 1 acres.. 0 (D) bushels.. 0 (D) Irish potatoes................farms.. 1 2 acres.. (D) (D) cwt.. (D) (D) Hay-alfalfa, other, wild, 346 441 silage.......................farms.. 24 984 29 499 acres.. 36 741 49 255 tons, dry.. 0 4 Vegetables harvested..........farms.. 0 5 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. .